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Originally Posted by Startrek
Just checked NASA space flight , WAI Felix and a few other sites
No go this morning
FAA have advised Space X no clearance
Flight is on hold
More delays ......
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Yeah, there is some dispute going on. The FAA pulled the already existing TFR they had issued. Elon is not pleased according to the NASA Spaceflight guys, he had a SpaceX live feed all set up. There seems to be some underlying issue with the old way the FAA works and the new reality of SpaceX rapid development.
The FAA system is fine for NASA which has just a few launches, into existing military managed corridors, but it is not going to work for commercial space flight ops. Imagine the problems with numerous sub-orbital flights on a daily basis, multiple launches in quick succession for Mars cargo delivery missions, etc. The system needs to be more responsive to the new reality of commercial space operations. Imho.