Tag: FAA
Trump fires hundreds of air traffic support staff as SpaceX visits FAA command center
The Trump Administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, reports CNN. The firings, which...
FAA had to divert flights because of SpaceX Starship explosion
The Federal Aviation Administration has told TechCrunch that it had to “briefly” slow and divert a number of aircraft near the area where...
SpaceX disputes $633K FAA fine, citing ‘systematic challenges’ with agency
SpaceX sent a letter to top congressional leaders on Wednesday denying allegations that it violated its launch licenses on two separate occasions last...
No, the FAA isn’t fining SpaceX because of Elon Musk’s politics, former FAA head says
This week, Elon Musk identified a new constraint for his Mars-bound ambitions. It wasn’t the -85°F surface temperature, or the 140 million miles...