ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoCiting slow Starship reviews, SpaceX urges FAA to double licensing staffarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down14cross-posted to: futurologyfuturology
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkCiting slow Starship reviews, SpaceX urges FAA to double licensing staffarstechnica.comijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: futurologyfuturology
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·11 months ago Their mission is to enable safe spaceflight. We cannot give up on the safety side, but could there be a little bit more emphasis on the enable side? Maybe if SpaceX hadn’t just destroyed a launch pad and the surrounding area I would be more sympathetic.
minus-squarekiwifoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·11 months agoSpace X was also very slow in getting the required report to the agency to review. Perhaps Space X should have done a better job there instead of rushing ahead to the next launch.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoI’m sure Elon is willing to pay more taxes to fund this.
minus-squaresebinspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoI want Elon to stay the fuck away from all of this. Let me like spaceships without feeling fucking gross about it.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoAs much as I agree with the sentiment, we both know that’s not going to happen. Let him pay for the privilege.
Maybe if SpaceX hadn’t just destroyed a launch pad and the surrounding area I would be more sympathetic.
Space X was also very slow in getting the required report to the agency to review. Perhaps Space X should have done a better job there instead of rushing ahead to the next launch.
I’m sure Elon is willing to pay more taxes to fund this.
I want Elon to stay the fuck away from all of this. Let me like spaceships without feeling fucking gross about it.
As much as I agree with the sentiment, we both know that’s not going to happen. Let him pay for the privilege.