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FAA Declared 'SpaceX Must Have Same Boeing Safety Culture' While Dragon to Rescue Starliner!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDYVcJskBOw
{GREAT SPACEX | 26 September 2024}
FAA Declared 'SpaceX Must Have Same Boeing Safety Culture' While Dragon to Rescue Starliner!?
That's exactly what the head of the FAA, the aerospace regulator, just stated. According to them, Boeing is the safety standard that SpaceX needs to meet. Yes, you heard that right.
However, the performance of the two companies on the ISS tells a different story. In fact, SpaceX’s Dragon is set to rescue two astronauts who were left stranded by Boeing’s Starliner.
Is this another FAA misstep? Let’s dive deeper in today’s episode of Great SpaceX.
The controversy between the FAA and the rest will certainly not stop soon with the current situation.
Recently, in a hearing, California Congress, Kevin Kiley directly questioned FAA Administrator, Mike Whitaker. The FAA Administrator repeatedly mentioned safety issues and said that was the reason they punished SpaceX Falcon as well as the delayed Starship. Mike said: “So I think safety is in the public interest, and that's our primary focus” and the penalties are “the only tool we have to get compliance on safety matters”.
Interestingly, in this hearing, Mike Whitaker pointed out many unclear items that he said were SpaceX's violations. SpaceX then sent a letter to Kevin Kiley to point out the FAA Administrator's wrong arguments. This shows that the FAA is not working effectively from its leadership position.
But what I think caused the most controversy in Mike Whitaker's statement is probably the opinion related to Boeing, which I showed at the beginning of the video.
As he said, SpaceX has not ensured operational safety, including the problems with Starship and some recent problems with Falcon 9.
But that is clearly absurd. With Starship, the rocket is still in development, so problems are inevitable. If the FAA's argument applied to the entire industry, perhaps companies in the future would be extremely hesitant to develop rockets. With Falcon 9, its problems do not affect public safety and do not affect the flight target.
Regarding the Flight 5 delay, the FAA said: "I think the two-month delay is necessary to comply with the launch requirements and I think that's an important part of the safety culture".
And it is ridiculous that the FAA chose Boeing's culture as a standard for safety and said that it "needs to also exist with commercial space".
Boeing was indeed a giant in the past, but entering this century, this company gradually declined. In the aviation industry, Boeing sometimes had major failures, resulting in many losses of life. Other failures have usually happened.
00:00 : Intro
00:55 : FAA’s statement on Boeing and SpaceX
06:45 : Falcon 9’s new milestone
08:22 : Firefly’s new contract
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDYVcJskBOw
{GREAT SPACEX | 26 September 2024}
FAA Declared 'SpaceX Must Have Same Boeing Safety Culture' While Dragon to Rescue Starliner!?
That's exactly what the head of the FAA, the aerospace regulator, just stated. According to them, Boeing is the safety standard that SpaceX needs to meet. Yes, you heard that right.
However, the performance of the two companies on the ISS tells a different story. In fact, SpaceX’s Dragon is set to rescue two astronauts who were left stranded by Boeing’s Starliner.
Is this another FAA misstep? Let’s dive deeper in today’s episode of Great SpaceX.
The controversy between the FAA and the rest will certainly not stop soon with the current situation.
Recently, in a hearing, California Congress, Kevin Kiley directly questioned FAA Administrator, Mike Whitaker. The FAA Administrator repeatedly mentioned safety issues and said that was the reason they punished SpaceX Falcon as well as the delayed Starship. Mike said: “So I think safety is in the public interest, and that's our primary focus” and the penalties are “the only tool we have to get compliance on safety matters”.
Interestingly, in this hearing, Mike Whitaker pointed out many unclear items that he said were SpaceX's violations. SpaceX then sent a letter to Kevin Kiley to point out the FAA Administrator's wrong arguments. This shows that the FAA is not working effectively from its leadership position.
But what I think caused the most controversy in Mike Whitaker's statement is probably the opinion related to Boeing, which I showed at the beginning of the video.
As he said, SpaceX has not ensured operational safety, including the problems with Starship and some recent problems with Falcon 9.
But that is clearly absurd. With Starship, the rocket is still in development, so problems are inevitable. If the FAA's argument applied to the entire industry, perhaps companies in the future would be extremely hesitant to develop rockets. With Falcon 9, its problems do not affect public safety and do not affect the flight target.
Regarding the Flight 5 delay, the FAA said: "I think the two-month delay is necessary to comply with the launch requirements and I think that's an important part of the safety culture".
And it is ridiculous that the FAA chose Boeing's culture as a standard for safety and said that it "needs to also exist with commercial space".
Boeing was indeed a giant in the past, but entering this century, this company gradually declined. In the aviation industry, Boeing sometimes had major failures, resulting in many losses of life. Other failures have usually happened.
00:00 : Intro
00:55 : FAA’s statement on Boeing and SpaceX
06:45 : Falcon 9’s new milestone
08:22 : Firefly’s new contract
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