American regulators have asked SpaceX to submit a study on the possibility of the ship landing on a shark in the ocean in order to be granted permission to fly its Starship spacecraft, company founder Elon Musk said. This was reported by TASS.
The businessman emphasized that he told the authorities that there were many sharks in the oceans. Therefore, such a situation cannot be called impossible, but its probability is extremely low.
Musk added that US regulators also wondered whether whales would be harmed if Starship exploded at sea. According to him, bureaucracy is keeping humanity away from a flight to Mars.
It was learned that a new dispute arose between Elon Musk and the authorities the other day. flared up Around SpaceX. The California Coastal Commission denied the company’s request to increase the number of Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base from 36 to 50. The basis for the rejection was Elon Musk’s “unacceptable” activity on the social network X.
Previously expert explained The significance of the first return of a Starship rocket stage.
What are you thinking?
Source: Gazeta
Barbara Dickson is a seasoned writer for “Social Bites”. She keeps readers informed on the latest news and trends, providing in-depth coverage and analysis on a variety of topics.