For some people, SpaceX and Elon Musk are being humiliated at the hands of the FAA.
Perhaps the FAA believed Elon did not have a godfather in the White House who could be
recognized as a top US politician and use his power to talk sense into the FAA to get
them do the right thing.
The FAA had no clue that other space agencies were secretly observing the delay SpaceX was
experiencing and were also waiting for the proper time to strike.
Stick around to discover how some other space organizations, have come together to force
the FAA to approve SpaceX starship test flight and grant them launch permit.
SpaceX Starship has enormous potential benefits for both the public and private sectors in
space exploration and development.
It will enable numerous new commercial space endeavors and increase the frequency of research
missions, resulting in excellent new knowledge about our universe and Earth.
The company’s significant savings it provides to US taxpayers as a mode of transportation
for government programs and missions, and its ability to rapidly and regularly deliver
satellite constellations and payloads to orbit will improve national security, increase high-paying
jobs in the space sector, and propel American space leadership far ahead of any global competitors.
As a result, other space organizations strongly encourage the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) and other federal authorities to grant SpaceX full authority to commence orbital
test flights of the Starship as soon as possible.
Dr. Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society, commented on the effort, saying, "The organizations
that have come together to make this statement represent every point of view within the space
community.
Whether one's priority is settling Mars, developing space commerce, exploring the Moon, assuring
national security, or gaining new knowledge of the Earth, the planets, or the universe,
we all agree that it is vital that this program be allowed to move forward.
The 14 space advocacy groups working together to speak with one voice are:
The Mars Society, National Space Society, Earthlight Foundation, Alliance for Space
Development, Space Development Foundation, Space Development Network, The Moon Society,
The Mars Foundation, Space for Humanity, Tea Party in Space, For All Mankind, The Coalition
to Save Manned Space Exploration, The Space Resources Roundtable, and, finally, The Space
Development Steering Committee.
There may be many more obstacles for SpaceX and others attempting to expand the space
frontier.
Still, this declaration demonstrates that the often-fractured movement of space supporters
can come together to aid when it truly counts."
For months, the FAA has been working on a pea of the starbase.
In mid-September, the government released a draft report, predicting that the final
report would be completed by the end of the year, but that didn't happen.
The FAA extended the deadline to February 14th, claiming the need to engage with other
agencies and review the thousands of public comments received in response to the PEA draft.
For similar reasons, the target date slipped again to March 25th, and the FAA said on March
28th that the same circumstances had shifted the target date upfront to April 29th, 2022.
This is the third cancellation in a row.
SpaceX enthusiasts can no longer stomach these delays, which appear to be deceitful.
Consider the possibility that the FAA promised to look into the evaluation and come to a
positive conclusion this time.
There is a lack of transparency, but the severe problem is a complete
absence
of competency.