SpaceX successfully buffaloed federal agencies to permit a launch which failed to use standard technology in place since before Apollo, resulting in giant chunks of concrete being thrown thousands of feet into wetlands.
Now the agencies are sort-of doing their jobs, so SpaceX is really mad and claiming there's a 'red tape' problem.
@maxkennerly you say that like it would be a good thing for society to be unable to advance past Apollo-era methods and technologies.
No, humanity has made advancements over the past half century, and we're much better off for it.
So #SpaceX is calling for more resources to go toward the regulators who legally protect things like the environment, and if you believe those protections to be a worthy cause then this means the company is on your side.
Yes, it's in their interests, but it means your interests align with the big company.
It's a take yes for an answer sort of situation.
