SpaceX Hits Back at FAA Over Launch Penalties and Delays
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is coming after SpaceX for allegedly violating its regulations, but the company is not having it. In a letter to Congress, SpaceX fired back at the FAA, criticizing its inability to keep up with the growing space industry and suggesting that its decision was political.
Elon Musk Blasts FAA For Fining SpaceX And Delaying Starship Missions; 'Enough Is Enough'
He highlighted how SpaceX is being fined despite stepping up to rescue NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS) when Boeing failed to do so. The FAA has imposed a penalty of $6,33,009 or Rs 5.28 crore for the alleged safety violations.
SpaceX, on Friday, continued to prepare for the fifth test flight of its Starship launch vehicle despite rising tensions with ...
The next test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket will feature an attempt to catch the vehicle's first stage with the ...
The FAA delays SpaceX's Starship launch plan, citing additional environmental review and safety concerns, while SpaceX ...
Elon Musk‘s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX on Wednesday tested the engines of its Starship launch vehicle for its sixth ...
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SpaceX fires up 6th Starship to prep for test flight (video, photo)The company performed a "static fire" on Wednesday (Sept. 18) at its Starbase site in South Texas, briefly igniting the six Raptor engines of Ship 31, the upper stage of the vehicle that will conduct ...
A day after harsh criticism from Congress and industry, the FAA defended its approach to launch licensing and, specifically, ...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk continued his ongoing criticism of the FAA by leveling allegations of a lack of background in the field ...
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