photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days ago[Video] SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase during static fire testingi.imgur.comvideomessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up163arrow-down1video[Video] SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase during static fire testingi.imgur.comphotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square17linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 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-up2·5 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.