SpaceX fires up giant Starship rocket engines in key test
Al JazeeraFeb 03, 2023
US Pres.-elect Donald Trump is reportedly scheduled to attend SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket launch at the company's facility in Boca Chica, Texas, which is scheduled to launch at 5 p.m. EST Monday.US Pres.-elect Donald Trump is reportedly scheduled to attend SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket launch at the company's facility in Boca Chica, Texas, which is scheduled to launch at 5 p.m. EST Tuesday.
Reports first emerged after the Federal Aviation Administration announced a temporary lifting of flight restrictions over Trump's Florida residence, while the other was a temporary restriction for "VIP movement" over Brownsville, Texas.
Trump's relationship with Musk is more than a political alliance or billionaires club. Trump believes in and campaigned on gutting the bloated bureaucracy, and Musk has the brains and willpower to get that done. The SpaceX CEO's record of efficiency at his own companies has even garnered support from Democrats and bureaucratic agencies, such as NASA, which wants him to get rid of the wasteful DEI programs plaguing what should be a merit-based agency.
This relationship is absolutely a quid pro quo, one that should frighten anyone who believes businessmen shouldn't regulate themselves. Even conservatve Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has warned about corporate-government intermingling, calling it a "disaster" due to the obvious conflicts of interest. Musk will undoubtedly strip the government of essential social programs while boosting his own business interests.