diff --git a/domains/space-development/faa-mishap-investigation-cycles-are-structural-bottleneck-limiting-starship-cost-reduction-timeline.md b/domains/space-development/faa-mishap-investigation-cycles-are-structural-bottleneck-limiting-starship-cost-reduction-timeline.md index 1ea3eef3f..854d74975 100644 --- a/domains/space-development/faa-mishap-investigation-cycles-are-structural-bottleneck-limiting-starship-cost-reduction-timeline.md +++ b/domains/space-development/faa-mishap-investigation-cycles-are-structural-bottleneck-limiting-starship-cost-reduction-timeline.md @@ -24,3 +24,10 @@ The FAA approved 25 Starship launches per year at Boca Chica in early 2026, up f **Source:** Aviation Week Network synthesis, April 27, 2026 The investigation-cycle pattern is not SpaceX-specific. Blue Origin's NG-3 investigation demonstrates the same structural constraint applies across all US launch providers. With New Glenn at 3 flights in 16 months, each investigation represents a more severe proportional setback than for SpaceX's higher-cadence operations. If NG-3 investigation runs similar to NG-2 (3 months), return-to-flight would be July-August 2026, directly threatening Blue Moon MK1's late summer 2026 target. + + +## Supporting Evidence + +**Source:** RocketLaunch.Live, basenor.com, Lines.com prediction markets, April 2026 + +Flight 12 (V3 debut) slipped from late April to early-to-mid May 2026 due to FAA investigation of Flight 11 anomaly data. The investigation was triggered in April 2026, six months after the October 2025 flight, suggesting ongoing post-flight data review rather than immediate post-flight analysis. This extends the investigation timeline beyond the immediate post-flight period and demonstrates the pattern applies even to SpaceX's most advanced vehicle. diff --git a/inbox/queue/2026-04-27-starship-flight12-v3-debut-faa-gate-may-2026.md b/inbox/archive/space-development/2026-04-27-starship-flight12-v3-debut-faa-gate-may-2026.md similarity index 97% rename from inbox/queue/2026-04-27-starship-flight12-v3-debut-faa-gate-may-2026.md rename to inbox/archive/space-development/2026-04-27-starship-flight12-v3-debut-faa-gate-may-2026.md index 8bdc93b7a..02ecaead3 100644 --- a/inbox/queue/2026-04-27-starship-flight12-v3-debut-faa-gate-may-2026.md +++ b/inbox/archive/space-development/2026-04-27-starship-flight12-v3-debut-faa-gate-may-2026.md @@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ date: 2026-04-27 domain: space-development secondary_domains: [] format: thread -status: unprocessed +status: processed +processed_by: astra +processed_date: 2026-04-27 priority: medium tags: [starship, v3, spacex, launch-cadence, faa, investigation, launch-economics] +extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" --- ## Content