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U.S. Air Force overstepped bounds in SpaceX certification

• Reuters

.... dictating changes in SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and even the company's organizational structure.

That approach resulted in over 400 issues that needed to be resolved, ...

[Air Force Chief of Staff General] Welch faulted SpaceX for assuming its experience launching other Falcon 9 rockets would suffice to be certified....

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Comment by Ernest Hancock
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As I remember the issue. SpaceX's competitors didn't have the same criteria expected of SpaceX and when this was pointed out in congressional hearings it looked bad for the Industrial Space Complex that are still using Russian engines that are decades old (and blow up on occasion). Powell's correct that Elon is learning how the system really works, but I hope that the lessons are shared with everyone.

Comment by Powell Gammill
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So Elon, are we learning yet?



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