SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Falcon 9 rocket is located at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, preparing for another launch attempt on September 9, 2024, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Elon Musk said SpaceX will sue the Federal Aviation Administration for “regulatory overreach” after the agency planned to fine his defense contractor over two launch issues last year.
Musk threatens to sue Post on X On Tuesday, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declare It will fine SpaceX $633,000 for allegedly failing to comply with various licensing and safety-related regulations during launches.
The FAA said SpaceX used “unapproved rocket propellant farms” on its EchoStar XXIV mission to Jupiter in July 2023. Revised its communications plan and used new unapproved rocket propellant farms.
According to a “Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty” On June 16, 2023, two days before launch, the FAA clearly informed SpaceX that the agency “will not make changes to SpaceX’s license.” Regardless, SpaceX continued.
Musk and SpaceX spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for more information about the focus of the company’s complaints.
Musk also commented on X, describing the FAA’s latest proposed civil penalties as “legal law”.
“NASA trusts @SpaceX with all astronaut transportation to and from the (International Space Station), but somehow (FAA) leadership thinks they know better,” he wrote in a post to his nearly 200 million followers.
The FAA did not respond to a request for comment.
in the most recent blog postSpaceX complained that “launch companies face difficulties in the current regulatory environment,” particularly related to “launch and reentry licensing.”
Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would fine the company $175,000 for failing to submit required data ahead of a Falcon 9 launch in 2022. paid this fine.
In August, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had to cancel an approved environmental review for SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy because Musk’s company failed to disclose that it had received multiple enforcement actions from Texas and federal environmental authorities. action.
The latest civil penalties proposed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) highlight the agency’s difficulty in getting the information it needs from SpaceX in a timely manner to review and authorize launches and reentry.
As CNBC previously reported, the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found that SpaceX repeatedly violated the Clean Water Act and failed to obtain industrial wastewater from its Starbase plant in Boca Chica, Texas. Appropriate permits for discharges.
In addition to battling the FAA and environmental regulators, Musk has also clashed with the National Labor Relations Board. He filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional and its administrative procedures violate the concept of separation of powers.
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