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> When I asked Spangelo why she didn’t stop the launch when the FCC denied Swarm’s application, she said, “Others have been granted applications after launching
by craftyguy 8y ago
> When I asked Spangelo why she didn’t stop the launch when the FCC denied Swarm’s application, she said, “Others have been granted applications after launching their satellites, so we were still hopeful at that point.”
Is this true?
- michaelt 8y agoEven if it wasn't before, it is going forward!
- mirashii 8y agoYes, it's true. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17953025 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17953025
- craftyguy 8y agoThat definitely takes away some of the 'stunning-ness' of their actions... As the comment you linked points out, I wonder why companies are even allowed to launch in the first place if they have no approval (regardless of whether there was an initial rejection or not)..