{"651878":{"#nid":"651878","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"The FAA Weighs the SpaceX Launch Site\u0027s Environmental Effects","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration assessed and approved SpaceX\u0026rsquo;s Boca Chica, Texas,\u0026nbsp;site for launches of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, but the company has dramatically expanded its plans for the site since then. Residents who live nearby are bringing up the possibility of accidents and environmental damage happening with\u0026nbsp;the new Starship capsule and Super Heavy booster rocket. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mariel-borowitz\u0022\u003EMariel Borowitz\u003C\/a\u003E, associate\u0026nbsp;professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs who is also with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cstar.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Technology and Research\u003C\/a\u003E, is quoted in the story.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-10-20 20:20:44","changed_gmt":"2021-10-20 20:20:44","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/the-faa-weighs-the-spacex-launch-sites-environmental-effects\/","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"95631","name":"Center for Space Technology and Research"},{"id":"189116","name":"spaceports"},{"id":"167880","name":"SpaceX"},{"id":"55511","name":"Mariel Borowitz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}