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Elon Musk Threatens to Sue FAA Over SpaceX Fine
Newsmax ^ | September 20, 2024 | Sandy Fitzgerald

Posted on 09/20/2024 5:06:09 PM PDT by Navy Patriot

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is threatening to sue the Federal Aviation Administration for "regulatory overreach" after the agency said earlier this week it plans to fine the company $630,000 for allegedly bypassing regulations on two of its launches in 2023.

SpaceX on Thursday sent a letter to Congress to challenge the fine, and Musk attacked the FAA through his X account, reports The Post Millennial on Friday.

He accused the FAA's leaders of spending resources to attack his company "while neglecting real safety issues at Boeing" and said that puts lives at risk.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; faa; spacex
I think I got it right, this time.
1 posted on 09/20/2024 5:06:09 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

Ping


2 posted on 09/20/2024 5:09:35 PM PDT by Vlad0
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To: Navy Patriot

The FAA needs to be suing the SS for NOT flying a drone over Butler, Pa.


3 posted on 09/20/2024 5:11:14 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Navy Patriot

Elon is guilty of

supporting Trump


4 posted on 09/20/2024 5:11:44 PM PDT by joshua c
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To: Navy Patriot

Sounds like sour grapes to me, especially since they have more important issues to resolve.


5 posted on 09/20/2024 5:11:45 PM PDT by econjack
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To: Navy Patriot
In related news, today the FAA fined the estate of Wright Brothers $630,000 for not filing an environmental impact statement before their flight.


6 posted on 09/20/2024 5:14:13 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Navy Patriot

musk should probably suspend the boeing astronaut rescue until such lawsuit is settled ...


7 posted on 09/20/2024 5:19:07 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: catnipman

I am sure he wants them to think that, he ain’t no dummy like kamalala.


8 posted on 09/20/2024 5:29:50 PM PDT by armourenthusiast (I capitalize everything related to South)
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To: joshua c

Musk is also guilty of creating and operating a safer, more technically advanced, more efficient, more economical and more truthful Space Agency than NASA ASSES.


9 posted on 09/20/2024 5:31:57 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: catnipman

XLNT, damn straight !!


10 posted on 09/20/2024 5:33:44 PM PDT by A strike (death to taggers)
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To: Navy Patriot

I have no real opinion about Musk yet because I have never met him, but we know that Nasa is a four letter agency.

I have issues with some three letter agencies, so I would expect one with an extra letter to be worse.

To be honest having a beer with Elon is on my bucket list but it is becoming more unlikely most of designs would help Boeing and Blue Origin a lot more.


11 posted on 09/20/2024 5:39:53 PM PDT by algore
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To: Navy Patriot

It is absolutely Lawfare by the US Government. No doubt at all.


12 posted on 09/20/2024 6:02:31 PM PDT by rlmorel (J.D. Vance and The Legend of The MaMaw of The 19 Loaded Guns!)
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To: Navy Patriot

Do you remember Obama made NASA into a Musloom outreach !!!


13 posted on 09/20/2024 6:19:01 PM PDT by WaterWeWaitinFor (Pray for the safety of President Trump, his family, and We The People. )
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To: WaterWeWaitinFor
Do you remember Obama made NASA into a Musloom outreach

You are correct, Hussein did that.

14 posted on 09/20/2024 6:28:22 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: algore
Keep a couple of beers handy, ya never know.

I never thought I'd meet Bing Crosby, but I did.

15 posted on 09/20/2024 6:34:56 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

Couldn’t musk refuse to bring the astronauts back from the space station. And why isn’t Boeing being charged with Fraud for using taxpayer dollars to build their worthless space contraption.


16 posted on 09/20/2024 6:35:55 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Revel
Couldn’t musk refuse to bring the astronauts back from the space station.

Theoretically, in a free country Musk could refuse.

However, Musk would have to find that free country, and have the Theory tested by repeatable, objective, scientific experiment.

17 posted on 09/20/2024 6:57:48 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

Simply add 630,000 to the cost of the next military satellite launch.


18 posted on 09/20/2024 7:01:30 PM PDT by Musketeer
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To: catnipman

Yep. Tell NASA to go screw themselves.


19 posted on 09/20/2024 7:54:54 PM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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