Posted on 09/08/2023 8:35:40 AM PDT by CFW
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The Federal Aviation Administration said Elon Musk's SpaceX must keep its Starship Super Heavy rocket grounded.
The federal agency had been probing the April launch, which saw SpaceX's Starship explode in mid-flight.
The FAA called for SpaceX to take 63 corrective actions before it launches another Starship test flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said Elon Musk's SpaceX must keep its Starship Super Heavy rocket grounded, saying the company needs to take 63 corrective actions before it is cleared for another test flight.
The FAA has now wrapped its probe into the April launch, which saw the rocket explode mid-flight.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had claimed Tuesday, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) which he now owns, that "Starship is ready to launch, awaiting FAA license approval."
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so the FAA knows more about Starship than SpaceX ?
+1
retaliation for yesterday’s refusal to grant Ukraine (deepstate USA) permission to use Starlink to sink Russian naval vessels.
THe commies cannot stand a self made man. They hate Musk because he makes their utopia look like the farce it is.
Considering the outcome of the first Super Heavy flight, and without knowing the nature of the 63 corrective actions, I recommend acquiring a little more knowledge before condeming this as mere “deep state” interference.
Elon will reply...You missed 5 additional items...call me...
Time to start outsourcing launches from outside the U.S.
Of course, I’m sure he’ll get all the FAA clearances he needs once he turns Starlink back on for the Ukrainians.
So the FAA knows more about the 737-MAX than Boeing?
You can bet Musk already has an Island picked ,LOL
They want China to claim the moon as their territory—which is exactly what it will be if we wait for NASA to get their act together.
“Time to start outsourcing launches from outside the U.S.”
He is mere miles from the Mexican border, and I bet the Mexicans would love to have his company there.
Of course not. FAA knows diddly squat about how to make Starship work. They are experts in how to keep Starship from working.
The Empire Strikes Back!............................
“So the FAA knows more about the 737-MAX than Boeing?”
Nope. The FAA is run by non-pilots and non-engineers.
FAA —> DOT —> Peter Butt, Secretary of Sustainable and Equitable Potholes.
That is how I see it.
Musk is a whackjob, but...in this arena, I don’t really care. I admire what he is doing, and screw the weaponized bureaucracy.
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