[RainMan]

Not only was the Rocket explosion on a test flight (not a payload or passenger carrying launch), but it also actually went far higher than they hoped for. The original goal was simply to launch. In fact, they said multiple times that everything after clearing the tower is just icing on the cake.

It had 35 engines, and I think 8 of them did not ignite properly, which they knew about before the rocket was blown up. They got to 30KM altitude and 2105 Km/H, thru the flip for stage separation, but it did not separate, so they blew it up on purpose about 4 minutes into the flight. The plan was that it was going to be blown up somewhere.

Contrast that to the 737-MAX. I am from Seattle, and Boeing put food on the table and a roof over my head from the day I was born ... dad worked there. Love Boeing, but they fudged test data, had a known issue, and put planes in service that you and I might have hopped onto, not knowing that there were conditions which, if met, would have guaranteed our deaths. Nothing to do with "military industrial complex" my friend, it has to do with Boeing put passengers in harm's way, and SpaceX fully broadcast their test and exceeded even their own expectations. Plus NASA is not one to talk about Rocket explosions after they screwed the pooch on Challenger and all the circle-jerk maneuvers they did to make sure nothing stopped the launch.

Anyway, if you want to see the Falcon Heavy launch in question, here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTlKEDvRC4w

[NorthMountain]

Starship/Super Heavy is not the same thing as Falcon Heavy. I watched the Starship/Super Heavy launch live, thank you very much.

Plus NASA is not one to talk about Rocket explosions after they screwed the pooch on Challenger and all the circle-jerk maneuvers they did to make sure nothing stopped the launch.

1) We're talking about the FAA here, not NASA. Get your story straight.

2) NASA's malfeasance with the Challenger launch has nothing to do with FAA's approval (or not) of a Starship/SuperHeavy launch. Your comment is a massive non-sequitur.