Incidental Take Authorization: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Recovery Activities in California (2018)

NOAA Fisheries received a request from Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to boost-back and landing of Falcon 9 rockets at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and at contingency landing locations in the Pacific Ocean. Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) withdrew it's application on May 2, 2019.

Launch and Landing Areas

Trajectories of First (green) and Second (Yellow) Stages