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 f92595a3b..f42664615 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 @@ -66,3 +66,10 @@ IFT-11 anomaly investigation opened approximately 5.5 months after the October 1 **Source:** SpaceNews / Basenor / New Space Economy, May 1, 2026 The FAA investigation following the IFT-11 anomaly was resolved with final flight-safety approval granted May 1, 2026, despite an April 6 Starbase incident (RUD of unclear component) that added procedural uncertainty. The approval indicates the April 6 incident was either not a safety concern for the upcoming launch or was resolved through the investigation process. This represents approximately 6+ weeks of investigation time from IFT-11 to approval, with the gate now open for IFT-12 launch in early-to-mid May 2026. + + +## Extending Evidence + +**Source:** NASASpaceFlight, May 1, 2026 + +The revised southern Caribbean trajectory for IFT-12 represents proactive regulatory positioning: in the event of a mishap similar to Ships 33 or 34, debris would fall into open Caribbean waters rather than near populated areas. This is a FAA-relevant safety improvement implemented voluntarily to support future cadence acceleration, showing SpaceX is building regulatory track record ahead of requirements rather than responding to enforcement. diff --git a/inbox/queue/2026-05-02-nasaspaceflight-starship-ift12-net-may12-revised-trajectory.md b/inbox/archive/space-development/2026-05-02-nasaspaceflight-starship-ift12-net-may12-revised-trajectory.md similarity index 97% rename from inbox/queue/2026-05-02-nasaspaceflight-starship-ift12-net-may12-revised-trajectory.md rename to inbox/archive/space-development/2026-05-02-nasaspaceflight-starship-ift12-net-may12-revised-trajectory.md index 34ad608a8..24e152dc1 100644 --- a/inbox/queue/2026-05-02-nasaspaceflight-starship-ift12-net-may12-revised-trajectory.md +++ b/inbox/archive/space-development/2026-05-02-nasaspaceflight-starship-ift12-net-may12-revised-trajectory.md @@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ date: 2026-05-01 domain: space-development secondary_domains: [] format: article -status: unprocessed +status: processed +processed_by: astra +processed_date: 2026-05-02 priority: high tags: [starship, ift-12, v3, raptor-3, launch-trajectory, faa, cadence] intake_tier: research-task +extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" --- ## Content