spaceflight, to SpaceX

📆 August 15, 2023 The did not provide a timeline ⏳ for 's mishap investigation report review process https://payloadspace.com/spacex-files-its-starship-mishap-report-to-the-faa

doachs, to RadioControl

Want to have an event to fly drones without Remote ID? Apparently you can start the process to get a temporary event FRIA by sending the an email at RIDAuthorizartions@faa.gov

This would be what you would use to create an race event etc. where you would want to fly drones that don't have remote ID at a location where a FRIA does not currently exist.

br00t4c, to random
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

FAA investigating near collision between two jets in San Diego

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/faa-southwest-cessna-san-diego-b2392048.html

skykiss, to FireFighting
@skykiss@sfba.social avatar

A was involved in a mid-air collision while battling a fire in Riverside County.

Siller Helitanker 37S and Helco Copter 5AS….

N555AS was operating as the Helicopter Coordinator (helco) on the fire.

N555AS was tracking 50 feet below N4037S when their icons merged.

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/fiery-mid-air-collision-involving-firefighting-helicopter-in-riverside-county/?taid=64d0628d66d1df0001ff10e4&utm_campaign=trueAnthem+Manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

spaceflight, to Texas

This surge in activity 📈 was expected now that the PEA is complete and could increase more over the coming months as the production site in may not only have to supply vehicles 🚀 for launches from their site next door but also for the launches set to occur from on ’s launch site at https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/06/orbital-starship-static-fire-campaign

Pictures : LC39A and LC39B https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LC39A_and_LC39B.jpg, "Tiki-bar" at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_and_lawn_ornaments_(51438760779).jpg

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GottaLaff, to DaftPunk
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The overwhelmingly approved a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration () for five years

https://breaking.iavian.net/article/341037

itnewsbot, to Amazon

How drones will change our retail experience, our cities and our skies - The acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon has been the focus of much attention over... - https://readwrite.com/drones-change-retail-experience-cities-sky-il1/

skykiss, to random
@skykiss@sfba.social avatar

NEW: 📢 A small Cessna plane flew over a no fly zone in Washington, D.C. unresponsive this afternoon.

  • F16's were then scrambled to intercept the unresponsive aircraft.

  • The #Annapolis Office of Emergency Management confirmed that a sonic boom was caused by the #F16s.

  • Moments later the aircraft crashed.

  • Reports from the #FAA indicate that the #plane dropped 28,864 feet in a minute.

#DC #Virginia #aircraft #aviation #SonicBoom #boom

See the flight path below:

adamjcook, to random

And rightfully so.

Those passengers were undoubtedly tortured.

I should also say that was never really held to account for this massive wrongdoing and (former CEOs) James McNerney and Dennis Muilenburg are off counting their millions somewhere.

That. Ain't. Right.

Naturally, Boeing tapped Dave Calhoun, who was on Boeing's board while this wrongdoing occurred and tried to downplay the wrongdoings later, as their current CEO.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/05/31/boeing-max-crashes-families-ethiopia/

adamjcook, to random

In an era of, what should be, increasing scrutiny of outsized, asymmetric and unnecessary transportation-related emissions… this “privacy program” (and this seemingly white-glove support service from the FAA to set it up) for the private jet owners and operators should not exist.

If that even needs to be said, frankly.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx8wa/emails-show-spacex-bungled-elon-musks-private-jet-privacy

itnewsbot, to random

YouTuber who crashed plane admits he did it for money and views - Enlarge / Screenshot from Trevor Jacob's YouTube video "I Crashed My Ai... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1939047

jeffjarvis, to random
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social avatar

Texas gunman’s white supremacist views eyed as possible motive

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/07/texas-allen-outlets-shooting-dallas/

NeadReport,
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@jeffjarvis

You all realize you have to register a with the , whether it's for recreational or business use? The specifics of the drone, plus the pilot/operator's info is required.
Last I checked, drones were not in the top 25 weapons used for mass murders.
Are drones more regulated than gun purchases?

alexwild, to space
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shelenn, to space en-us

Well, it's a start but not sure suing the FAA is the best course of action. While they should be held accountable if they engaged in contract "wrongdoings", SpaceX is ultimately responsible for its actions - and that may include misleading the FAA and others.

www.nbcnews.com/science/space/…

itnewsbot, to science

Environmental groups sue the FAA over SpaceX launch from Texas - Enlarge / SpaceX's Starship launch site is located in coastal South Tex... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1935740

GottaLaff, to space
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NEW: The is being sued over allegations that the agency violated the National Environment Policy Act when it allowed to launch the largest rocket ever built without a comprehensive environmental review.

https://t.co/qpmKazbqyG

itnewsbot, to space

Hackaday Links: April 30, 2023 - Cloudy with a chance of concrete? The “success” of last week’s brief but eventful ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/30/hackaday-links-april-30-2023/ #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #retrocomputer #troyounce #starship #wirenuts #decimal #vintage #binary #spacex #wago #faa #uap #ufo #vcf

adamjcook, (edited ) to random

The is a deeply troubled agency and I think the "reforms", whatever they may be after the 737 MAX scandal, will come up hopelessly short.

Sadly, the FAA is probably the most robust agency under the US Department of Transportation.

Agencies like the (the agency responsible for highway and vehicle safety) might as well not even exist.

Secretary Buttigieg has been profoundly disappointing on this front.

https://apnews.com/article/boeing-max-crashes-faa-ea8fac0ad2758b08c58d2d64756fbf37

adamjcook,

Let us check in on the current state of leadership, shall we?

I have no comment.

What a mess.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/us/politics/faa-leader-billy-nolen-resigns.html

LoisBryan, to art
@LoisBryan@mastodon.social avatar

We're getting close to and that means the at in will soon be at their breathtaking best!!! I have several images that I've created from there, here's the most recent: "Bloomers." Very faintly using lines from my own photo from the gardens themselves, I hand-painted this, digitally, in . https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/bloomers-lois-bryan.html

osma, (edited ) to space
@osma@mas.to avatar

About the Starship launch, once more. On Friday 14th made a release saying that got a five year Vehicle Operator License for prototypes. However, the publicly available Launch License for Boca Chica, TX (LRLO 20-119C) will expire end of next month. Was this a use-it-or-lose-it situation? That would explain the hurry to launch despite knowing the tower base wasn't ready and would be destroyed without a flame diverter.

EDIT: probably not, see reply

https://www.faa.gov/space/spaceports_by_state#tx_bc

laurenshof, to space

good read on the outcomes of the launch. It really does not bode well for starship, and thats only based on the current issues with the launch. The article does not go into the regulatory risk that comes with any revision to the launch base, which obviously has to happen. It does mention that barely anybody knows the actual financials of spacex, which is also a big red flag. ZIRP is over, and financing will get more expensive.

Sure the idea is to quickly reiterate on the design, but how many reiterations can spacex still afford?

https://lavieohana.medium.com/starship-oft-thoughts-15573f6b9cea

adamjcook,

@flowerpot @laurenshof The is a deeply flawed regulatory agency that has seen its robustness and, effectively, its mandate (that was always contradictory) eroded over the years due to a variety of forces.

And that is saying something because the FAA is one of the most robust regulatory agencies under USDOT.

For example, the , which is supposed to regulate highway and vehicle safety is so ineffective that it might as well not even exist.

spaceflight, to space

#Reuters 📆 December 9, 2022 ✏️ 📄 #Drafting an executive order to modernize U.S. 🇺🇸 #space regulation, which has #failed to keep up with the increasingly ambitious pace of private-sector #investment and #development. It's intended to #streamline approval for #private #rocket 🚀 #launches, considered an #early step to #simplify existing #regulations before new #rules take shape https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-drafting-executive-order-simplify-space-rules-sources-2022-12-09

#SpaceRegulation #administrative #bureaucracy #reduction #Starship

Pictures :
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lightmatter_paperwork.jpg, #FAA logo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(180)_Spider_web.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soldier_Gambling_MOD_45148380.jpg

spaceflight, to random

📆 March 24, 2023 's experienced “temperatures 🌡️ that exceeded the expected and analyzed values of the material.
approval 📄 is required to close the investigation and for the New Shepard system to return to flight.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/24/blue-origin-failed-launch

Picture : :ccby: :cc_sa: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_shepard_launch_june_19_2016.jpg

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