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SpaceX dinged by FAA for failing to get mission changes approved
Elon Musk says he’ll be suing the FAA.
In response, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk threatened to sue the agency on a claim of “regulatory overreach.” The FAA says one set of fines totaling $350,000 is related to a June 18th, 2023 launch in which SpaceX used an “unapproved launch control room for the PSN SATRIA mission,” and skipped a required “T-2 hour readiness poll.” The company had requested approval for the changes in May, the FAA says, but never got it. Musk took to X with a threat to sue the FAA over what he calls “regulatory overreach.” SpaceX isn’t shy about suing the government, having filed a complaint against the National Labor Relations Board at the beginning of the year over labor action it had taken.
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