SpaceX is lobbying the US Congress for a multiyear extension of a ban on imposing safety regulations on commercial human spaceflight. Several senior SpaceX officials have expressed frustration with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), stating that working with the agency has slowed down the company's progress. SpaceX is urging the FAA to double its licensing staff due to slow Starship reviews. The company is also seeking to extend unregulated commercial human spaceflight. A SpaceX executive has emphasized the need for more testing before the company's new Starship vehicle can be ready as a lunar lander for NASA, citing regulatory delays.
A SpaceX executive said it’s “hard to say” when the company’s new Starship vehicle will be ready as a lunar lander for NASA, arguing that more testing is needed that is being held up by regulation https://t.co/LJQuDw79f7
SpaceX seeks to extend unregulated commercial human spaceflight https://t.co/PUpAiSXFsm via @Bloomberg
In a remarkably frank discussion this week, several senior SpaceX officials spoke with Ars Technica on background about how working with the Federal Aviation Administration has slowed down the company's progress. Article: https://t.co/H5S4Qd0fAj
Citing slow Starship reviews, SpaceX urges FAA to double licensing staff https://t.co/8HwJ40f34w
SpaceX to lobby US Congress for a multiyear extension of a ban on imposing safety regulations on commercial human spaceflight https://t.co/U8VLsxlhex
SpaceX to lobby US Congress for a multiyear extension of a ban on imposing safety regulations on commercial human spaceflight https://t.co/oFGeqvUh5z