Incidental Take Authorization: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Recovery Activities in California (2018)
Summary
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.
![Lanch and Landing Areas near Vandenberg CA](https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/dam-migration/spacexcalifornia_2018iha_app_fig1_3_opr1.jpg)