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Space and Science BS Thread

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by Monster Coma, Oct 29, 2013.

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    Firefly reference?

    Thanks for the heads up. Been in meetings all morning and hadn’t had a chance to check YT..

    I wonder when SpaceX will fund a full time FAA Inspector position right there in Boca Chica ahh, Starbase...:rofl:.


    I wonder too when Elon will start referring to himself as Starlord.
     
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  5. Mar 29, 2021 at 9:07 AM
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    Because private industry can't pay for a federal employee. FAA has to approve funding an employee position for that location.
     
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    I didn’t really ask ‘why’ but now that you mention it, you’re strickly talking the civil servant folks, right:rofl::rofl:
     
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    If an FAA inspector is a federal employee, there's your hang-up. If the position is a contractor, then there's funding flexibility. The problem lies with accountability.

    The (historical) belief is that there would be a conflict of interest if the inspector's position is funded by Space-X; the contractor would lean "favorable" to Space-X because that's their sugar daddy. A federal employee inspector whose position is regularly funded would not have that unconscious (or conscious) bias.

    I run a mixed team of FTEs (employees) and contractors, and it's a real consideration in gov't contract funding and hiring.
     
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    Just goofing with you. I understand the issues at play.

    Thanks for your perspective.
     
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    Weren't there FAA contractors working for Boeing during the 737max debacle?
     
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    No idea, but it wouldn't surprise me. There were a number of manpower difficulties for a few years during that time frame throughout government that are being fixed now. When you can't hire employees fast enough, contractors are a quick fill-in.
     
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    Boeing and the government have a very long relationship. Some would say it is a good part of the reason so many of their projects run over time and over budget. While Spacex does want some of that money, they are hesitant to get entangled in that same relationship.
     
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    Yea but that fog...

    You think they would launch in that visibility?

    Hoping it burns off soon
     
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    Uh oh...
     
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    That was sub optimal
     
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    Did they fly it? I missed the live broadcast and saw NSF saying there was a "landing anomaly" then they said "scrub".
     
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    Oh they flew it.



    it go bang
     
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