Elon Musk is about to defy both the FAA and Fish & Wildlife, in trying to launch his "Starship". What's the government going to do about it?
In case you hadn't noticed, Elon Musk is playing chicken with the U.S. federal government and is "counting down" to a launch of his "Starship" later this week. He hasn't gone this far before, so, maybe he's actually going to do it? The FAA has not given him approval to launch, and Fish & Wildlife has an environment lawsuit blocking the launch. So, if he does launch, what will the government do about it? They have to do something, and it has to be fairly big, or they will lose all federal regulatory power in this area, and, maybe in others.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-starship-world-most-powerful-100622774.html
https://news.yahoo.com/spacex-knocks-sunday-launch-while-230700255.html
I suppose it depends on how it goes. Whether successful or not, the government will have to punish him. If he does enormous damage, he'll probably have to go to jail. If the launch is safe and successful, I suspect he'll be massively fined. I mean billions of dollars, as a fine. Which, of course, Elon can afford. Still, even he can't afford scores of multi-billion dollar fines.
Or, of course, Elon may just decide to call off his little game of chicken. I suspect, the latter, don't you?
You can email the FAA about this, you know, at edai-aero@faa.gov. I just did.
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