The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned Tuesday that it cleared the way for the flight of SpaceX Starship SN9, saying it complies with all security and associated federal regulations.
Prior to the Starship SN8 test launch in December, SpaceX sought a waiver to exceed the maximum public threat permitted by federal security regulations.
After the FAA denied the request, SpaceX proceeded with the flight. The FAA necessary SpaceX to conduct an investigation of the incident right after the flight and all testing that could impact public security at the Boca Chica, Texas, launch web page was suspended till the investigation was completed.
The FAA mentioned it had authorized the company’s corrective actions to defend public security late Monday and the corrective actions arising from the SN8 incident are incorporated into the SN9 launch license.
Last week, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted “Unlike its aircraft division, which is fine, the FAA space division has a fundamentally broken regulatory structure. Their rules are meant for a handful of expendable launches per year from a few government facilities. Under those rules, humanity will never get to Mars.”
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