In the four-page letter, SpaceX faults the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, also known as AST, which oversees rocket launches in the US to ensure safety. The company claims the ...

SpaceX is resisting the imposition of fines by the US aviation regulator. The aerospace company accuses the authority of ...

In a later Falcon Heavy launch, SpaceX used a new propellant tank farm without approval from the FAA. “With respect to these matters, it is notable that in each instance, SpaceX provided AST ...

Instead, the company asserts that the inability of the Federal Aviation Authority’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) to process “relatively minor” license updates is further ...

Instead, SpaceX contends it not only followed all regulations, but that the FAA’s AST office has been too slow to respond to minor changes to the company’s Falcon 9 rocket launches.

Instead, the company asserts that the inability of the Federal Aviation Authority’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) to process “relatively minor” license updates is further proof that ...

Instead, the company asserts that the inability of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) to process “relatively minor” license updates is further proof ...