photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comcake to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 15 days ago[Video] SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase during static fire testingi.imgur.comvideomessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1video[Video] SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase during static fire testingi.imgur.comphotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comcake to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days 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-up2·13 days 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.