SpaceX just got what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches

Post by wannacboatmovie » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 1:06 AM UTC

avmich wrote: post #18

wannacboatmovie wrote: post #14

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You could say the same about Steve Jobs being a tyrant boss, but despite this he achieved God-like status in tech circles. So did Elon for that matter, before he became a pariah seemingly overnight.

Steve Jobs also had a lot of critics, so I don't see any contradictions here. Many people would disagree about God-like status of Steve Jobs. Same for Elon Musk, he didn't start doing bad things overnight, it was accumulating, until at some point, which was different for different critics, he was worthy of robust criticism.

Post by wkat4242 » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 1:31 AM UTC

KRAKRISMOTT wrote: post #5

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I think the FAA can see the writing on the wall – with Musk being so closely linked to the President-elect, come January 20 there is going to be a lot of pressure on them from the White House if they aren't keeping SpaceX happy. So might as well get ahead of the pressure and make them happy now.

Let's pray he can do the same for general aviation, we sorely need cheaper and better alternatives to century old Cessnas.

Post by ilaksh » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 1:34 AM UTC

nrb wrote: post #15

ilaksh wrote: post #7

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I think it's 90+% political. The right and left are at war. It's beyond any real civility -- anything short of actual physical violence is fair game. This doesn't leave room for a lot of nuanced views of different political figures.

> It's beyond any real civility -- anything short of actual physical violence is fair game. I think that's sort of the problem, the person we're discussing is a significant purveyor of that sort of incivility. When someone chooses to play in the mud like that it should not come as a surprise that people respond with distain.

Post by wilg » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 1:52 AM UTC

KRAKRISMOTT wrote: post #5

skissane wrote: post #3

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I think the FAA can see the writing on the wall – with Musk being so closely linked to the President-elect, come January 20 there is going to be a lot of pressure on them from the White House if they aren't keeping SpaceX happy. So might as well get ahead of the pressure and make them happy now.

Let's pray he can do the same for general aviation, we sorely need cheaper and better alternatives to century old Cessnas.

Post by wilg » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 1:57 AM UTC

ilaksh wrote: post #25

nrb wrote: post #15

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> It's beyond any real civility -- anything short of actual physical violence is fair game. I think that's sort of the problem, the person we're discussing is a significant purveyor of that sort of incivility. When someone chooses to play in the mud like that it should not come as a surprise that people respond with distain.

But he didn't choose any more than a soldier chooses to bring a gun to the battlefield. It's not a few guys in one party. The whole thing is covered in mud.