Hacker News with Generative AI: FAA

SpaceX just got what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches (arstechnica.com)
A day after SpaceX launched its Starship rocket for the sixth time, the company received good news from the Federal Aviation Administration regarding future launch operations from its Starbase facility in South Texas.

SpaceX, FAA, Space Exploration, Texas, Starship

24 points by TMWNN 2 days ago | 35 comments

Urgent Boeing safety issue not taken seriously by the FAA, key regulator says (cnn.com)

Aviation Safety, Boeing, FAA, Regulation

4 points by howard941 53 days ago | 0 comments

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations on Boeing 737 Rudder System (ntsb.gov:443)
The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday issued urgent safety recommendations to The Boeing Company and the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 airplanes.

Aviation Safety, Boeing, 737, NTSB, FAA

12 points by surfingdino 57 days ago | 2 comments

FAA Proposes $633,009 in Civil Penalties Against SpaceX (faa.gov)
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes $633,009 in civil penalties against Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for allegedly failing to follow its license requirements during two launches in 2023, in accordance with statutorily-set civil penalty guidelines.

SpaceX, FAA, Civil Penalties, Regulations, Aerospace

29 points by ryzvonusef 67 days ago | 26 comments

SpaceX update regarding Starship FAA flight approval (spacex.com)
Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 who commanded the Inspiration4 mission, announced today the Polaris Program, a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities, while continuing to raise funds and awareness for important causes here on Earth.

SpaceX, Starship, FAA, Spaceflight

76 points by redox99 74 days ago | 293 comments

FAA grounds SpaceX ahead of historic Polaris Dawn commercial spacewalk (text.npr.org)

Space Exploration, SpaceX, FAA, Commercial Spaceflight

36 points by dmoy 86 days ago | 33 comments

SpaceX Falcon 9 cleared to fly by FAA (orlandosentinel.com)

SpaceX, FAA, Spaceflight, Regulation

3 points by basementcat 120 days ago | 0 comments

FAA orders inspection of 2,600 Boeing 737s over oxygen mask issue (reuters.com)

Aviation, Safety, Boeing, FAA, Regulations

70 points by marban 137 days ago | 45 comments