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> At a micro level it would be like having to get permission for me to drive to the beach. Note that you do have to get permission from the government to drive
by rkangel 3y ago
> At a micro level it would be like having to get permission for me to drive to the beach.
Note that you do have to get permission from the government to drive (to the beach). You need:
* A driving licence
* A registered and insured car
Roads are a shared space so regulations about how people use them help the common good. Noise and hazards presented by cars affect everyone so there is regulation about exhaust mufflers and pedestrian safety features. Uncontrolled driving would result in crashes so we have traffic lights, roundabouts etc.
These are all the same considerations with rockets - is it safez is it going to affect the surrounding area, is it going to conflict with other air users.
- robomartin 3y agoYou misunderstood what I said. Once the regulatory requirements are out of the way (license & insurance) you don’t have to wait for permission every time you need to drive from point A to point B. That’s what I said.
- SECProto 3y agoIf you were driving a new car each time you left the house, you would.
- dotnet00 3y agoIf every time you were driving a new experimental vehicle, you'd need permission. Similar to just driving your well tested car to the beach, SpaceX doesn't have to go through anywhere near as annoying of a process to launch F9 every 4 days.