Congress & NASA Demands Immediate Starship Launch Approval from FAA!, SpaceX to Sue FAA!

🚀 SpaceX is facing increased scrutiny as it prepares for Starship's fifth integrated flight test! In this video, we dive into the latest controversies surrounding starship FAA licensing delays, environmental concerns, and fines imposed by the EPA. Discover how SpaceX is defending its stance on the deluge system's water discharge, and learn about the heated discussions between Congress, the commercial space industry, and the FAA over launch licensing regulations. We also provide an update on the recent structural reinforcements made to the Starbase launch tower for the upcoming booster catch attempt. Plus, find out the latest on Tower 2 construction, new mobile launch mount developments, and the ongoing assembly of Starship Block 2 prototype. Stay tuned to get the full picture of what's happening at Starbase and beyond!

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a substantial penalty of $633,009 against SpaceX for alleged safety violations during two Falcon rocket launches in 2023. In other space news, Beijing-based LandSpace has successfully conducted a 10-kilometer hop test of its reusable Zhuque-3 rocket, marking a significant milestone for China’s commercial space industry.

Scripted on September 18th, 2024

00:00 Starship Updates
08:41 FAA Fines SpaceX for Breaking Rules! Elon Musk Reacted
11:14 China's Game-Changing Rocket: The Zhuque-3 Just Took a Giant Leap!

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[scientia_plus]

00:00 Starship Updates
08:41 FAA Fines SpaceX for Breaking Rules! Elon Musk Reacted
11:14 China's Game-Changing Rocket: The Zhuque-3 Just Took a Giant Leap!

Learn More:
1. Starship V2 Features:
5. Latest Starship Upgrades

[MichaelCarriger]

If safety drives everything at the FAA; why is Boeing still flying??

[dennisbrantley]

Why is the FAA doing the EPA's job. It seems the FAA is over stepping its authority.

[jiglesiasrc]

FAA is full of crap.
The should bu taken out of their positions, and dismissed.

[woutgaming]

Wait hold on, FAA wanna know the impact from hot staging ring?
Did they forget every single other rocket gets either burnt up or dumped somewhere in the ocean and yet a hot stage ring (which is not a permanent solution) is a big problem?

Wtf did they have for breakfast!?

[peten]

These fools hate that Elon supports Trump. The FAA is embarrassing.

[chriscox]

Enough is enough - politically motivated - sue the bastards big time ! Totally ridiculous

[thembijan]

Safety is there focus. Where was the focus when Boeing killed over 400 people with there max aircraft. Where was there focus when doors are flying off aircraft and where was there focus with starliner?

[timreed]

Waiting to see if the FAA gives Blue Origin the same scrutiny and delays in approving launch licenses.

[uuzds]

The Federal Aviation Administration is NOT the Federal Space Administration, just like the U.S. Air Force is Not the U.S. Space Force. The FAA are specialists in Air travel and the Public Safety associated w/ this type of travel. Comparing Space travel to Air travel is like comparing NASCAR Racing to Deep Sea Diving in Submarines.
Break off whoever is a Space travel specialist @ the FAA & give them some help from NASA Administrators and form a Much more efficient Federal Agency dedicated to Space Travel Only. It could be named the FSA. Making a Government Regulatory Agency more efficient is Easy because of the inefficiency they're known for. A lesson from the Private sector would make a Huge difference for this agency.
Allowing Government Agencies to police themselves is a recipe for more inefficiency, time and costs.

[hankb]

Why does this delay smell of Bezos and the Dems??

[TheBigExclusive]

Two Questions:
1. Is the FAA enforcing the same rules with companies like Boeing or Blue Origin?

2. Did the FAA ever go this hard with the US Space shuttle or Apollo Program?

[MaxKito]

Open a Space X in China and they’ll get us to Mars in a year. Clearly FAA has a 🥩 beef with Space X and Elon.

[per]

Every other space company--Boeing, Lockheed, MCD-- has thrown away every booster as long as space flight existed. Suddenly FAA is worried about just a booster ring?

[Workingcinderellaman-jwpf]

The FAA reminds me of Walter Peck from the movie Ghostbusters.

[bobsemple]

Could delays be deliberate partisan, bureaucratic interference? Who would benefit from a Starship 5 launch delay? Who is Spacex in competition with? Who donates or provides $$$ to the regime? The FAA is a tombstone agency staffed and run by career bureaucrats and appointees doing the bidding of the regime and will run their "errands."

[outforbeer]

Safety drives everything then how is boeing able to operate or fly starliner

[Quakeboy]

They call it a fine, but let's face it, it's an illegal tax.

[rdlynes]

I'm quite sure if the FAA was this sluggish in responding to a rapid changes and iterations and Technology we would never have the Air Services we have in this country today if there are processes are broken which clearly they are it's simple get them fixed and do your damn job stop letting politics play a role

[haydenwatson]

You can bet that Bezos would not have these problems. Lawfare at its finest.