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ggreer on March 30, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: SpaceX loses another Starship prototype as landing...

Isn't it the FAA's fault for requiring an inspector on scene before every launch? There's simply no way to iterate quickly with a constraint like that, especially if the inspectors are in Florida and need to be flown out each time.

iso1631 on March 30, 2021 [–]

The logical thing would be for SpaceX to fund a full time on site inspector working for the FAA

I have no doubt spacex would love to do that so why isn't it possible?

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