February 20, 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster seen from Cape Eleuthera during an event to mark the first landing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster on a drone ship off of Eleuthera on February 18, 2025. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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SpaceX eyes new booster landings before year’s end
SPACEX hopes to resume Falcon 9 booster landings in Bahamian waters before the end of the year, with up to 20 additional recoveries planned at the Exuma Sound site once government approval is finalised.
SpaceX now targeting 19 more Bahamas landings
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is bidding to resume booster recovery operations in Bahamian waters with up to 19 further landings projected should the necessary government approvals be obtained.
‘No significant harm’ in SpaceX landing - report
THE government has received SpaceX’s post-launch report following its historic Falcon 9 booster landing in Bahamian waters earlier this year, with officials saying the operation caused no significant environmental harm.
Environmental Management Plan released two days after launch as activists call for the EIA
A SpaceX environmental report concluded that booster landings in The Bahamas will have no lasting impact on marine life, air quality, or water pollution. However, activists had previously called for a separate report that has not yet been released.
SpaceX environmental report finds limited impact on Exuma waters
The government has released SpaceX’s Environmental Baseline Statement (EBS), confirming minimal impact from Falcon 9 booster landings in the Exuma Sound. The study was submitted last year in March, and found no major risks to marine life, water quality, or local ecosystems.
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