SpaceX successfully buffaloed federal agencies to permit a launch which failed to use standard technology in place since before Apollo, resulting in giant chunks of concrete being thrown thousands of feet into wetlands.
Now the agencies are sort-of doing their jobs, so SpaceX is really mad and claiming there's a 'red tape' problem.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/10/18/spacex-battles-regulatory-process-that-could-hold-up-starship-test-flight-for-months/
Max Kennerly /
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2023-10-19 15:08:43
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