photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month ago[Video] SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase during static fire testingi.imgur.comvideomessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up165file-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up165video[Video] SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase during static fire testingi.imgur.comphotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month ago there was consequences/investigations by the FAA That was a flight test. This was a ground test. Ground testing is not a licensed activity with the FAA, so they have no reason to get involved here. (Per Adrian Beil of NASASpaceflight)
minus-squareShadowRam@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoOh, yeah I guess that makes sense and is a fair point. But I still doubt SpaceX will receive any consequences for its reckless testing practices.
That was a flight test. This was a ground test. Ground testing is not a licensed activity with the FAA, so they have no reason to get involved here. (Per Adrian Beil of NASASpaceflight)
Oh, yeah I guess that makes sense and is a fair point.
But I still doubt SpaceX will receive any consequences for its reckless testing practices.