The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" of Elon Musk's Starship sparked chaos as some airspace throughout the Caribbean was closed for an hour and a half.
While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an administrator. Michael Whitaker, who had led the administration since Oct., 2023, stepped down earlier this month,
Harry Enten, Tuesday on CNN: "Donald Trump is a more popular guy than Elon Musk is, that's the bottom line. Again, you look at that net favorable rating, you see Donald Trump hanging right around that zero mark. You see Elon Musk there with a -13. If anything, Musk is pulling Trump down."
In the fall of 2024, the tech billionaire said the FAA administrator should resign after the agency fined his company over safety issues.
Following the catastrophe of Flight 5342, President Trump named an interim replacement for the vacant position of FAA administrator after the SpaceX founder chased out predecessor Mike Whitaker.
Jared Isaacman's close relationship with SpaceX and its visionary founder, Elon Musk, suggests a major shift in priorities for NASA.
That’s a big accusation for what stems from a relatively small kerfuffle.
Flight 7 Recap SpaceX launched Starship Flight 7 on Jan 16 in another afternoon launch. The initial ascent with Booster 14 was perfect, with no engine outs and the hot staging maneuver completed. While Ship 33 began its ascent burn, Booster 14 completed its boost back burn minus a single engine and received the “Go for Booster Return” call out.
SpaceX conducted another flight test of the Starship interplanetary transport system, designed to revolutionize space travel. During a test jump of 32,808 feet, the SN9 prototype successfully launched,
Of all the things that Donald Trump's return as US president could mean, one is that Elon Musk's plan to use Starship rockets for long-distance flights on Earth could move forward. Dubbed Starship Earth to Earth,
Forbidden Treasure It looks like Elon Musk and his buddies have forced another US official out of government. The Washington Post reports that senior Department of the Treasury official David Lebryk abruptly announced his retirement on TK,