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Christopher Senn

Assistant Administrator, Office of Government & Industry Affairs

Christopher SennChristopher Senn is the Assistant Administrator for Government & Industry Affairs. As the Assistant Administrator, he is the principal advisor to the FAA Administrator, Deputy Administrator, and other key FAA...

General and Business Aviation Call to Action

AirVenture

In early March 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) held an Aviation Safety Call to Action to identify concrete steps to address recent safety incidents and make general and business aviation safer. More than two dozen FAA, industry and labor leaders attended the event at the agency’s headquarters building. 

March/April 2025 FAA Safety Briefing

Airports

The March/April 2025 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine explores the value of our nation's vast array of public-use airports and their importance to the communities they serve. Articles help raise awareness of runway safety and wildlife hazards and highlight the benefits of...

SpaceX Falcon SLC-40 Environmental Assessment (EA)

The FAA is announcing the availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations at Space Launch Complex-40, Cape Canaveral Space Station, Florida (Final EA and Mitigated FONSI/ROD).
The electronic versions of the Final EA and Mitigated FONSI/ROD are available on this website for download.

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SpaceX Falcon Program

SpaceX currently operates its Falcon family of commercial space launch vehicles, the Falcon 9 and the Falcon Heavy, from launch complexes at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), and Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). The Falcon 9 vehicle is 229 feet tall and has a diameter of 12 feet. The vehicle’s first stage returns to earth (either at a terrestrial landing zone or on a drone ship in the ocean), while the second stage delivers a payload to orbit and...