> my understanding of government fines is they are usually reserved for willful deceit or negligence. Having a process that allows unapproved changes to go thr

> my understanding of government fines is they are usually reserved for willful deceit or negligence. Having a process that allows unapproved changes to go through three times in two launches without confirmation is negligent > This sounds like there was 40 different forms to fill out They aren't getting in trouble for filling out the forms wrong. It sounds more like SpaceX knew exactly what to file and did so, and that the problem was not waiting for an approval. > FAA doesn't have their T-2 poll because SpaceX thought it wasn't part of the launch procedure anymore. You're breezing over the fact that they also controlled the launch from a brand new and unapproved control center. > What instead happened was a number of launches occurred, and nobody cared because it wasn't important. you gotta rtfa man, there were 3 violations across two launches with no overlap. We don't know how the FAA noticed, but they did so within a single launch on all counts.