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FAA approval took a long time because of how reckless he was with the first launch. He didn't want to bother with a flame suppression system but knew it was a
by thinkcontext 3y ago
FAA approval took a long time because of how reckless he was with the first launch. He didn't want to bother with a flame suppression system but knew it was a risk.
- rapsey 3y agoBullcrap. They literally had to do shit like this to please them: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Foqukgfw2e10c1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1098%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Db2fafaf497467f27be8152ac516d6108f2052fe5 https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd....
- barbacoa 3y agoBack story as explained by Elon in an interview with Lex Friedman: The government's environmental assessment was bonkers. They were required to do things like assess the risk of a booster landing on a shark or whale in the middle of the ocean. They were also required to assess if the sound of the rocket would harm the breeding behavior of the seal population. To do this they had to chase down a seal, strap it down to a board with headphones and study if the sound of rocket engine were emotionally distressing to the animal.
- thinkcontext 3y agoIf they had flame suppression its likely they would not have triggered the additional review.
- rapsey 3y agoHow much flame suppression is there in here: https://www.faa.gov/media/27236 https://www.faa.gov/media/27236