FAA to fine SpaceX for breaking launch rules, drawing rebuke from Musk (original) (raw)

The Federal Aviation Administration wants to fine SpaceX $633,009 for allegedly failing to follow launch rules, drawing an online rebuke from Elon Musk, the spaceflight company’s billionaire founder whom Donald Trump has said he would consider appointing to reduce federal regulations in a Trump administration.

The FAA alleges SpaceX bypassed several safety measures that the company had agreed to when it previously applied for launch licenses, according to enforcement letters the agency posted on its website.