Elon Musk Denies FAA License Breach Claims, Criticises Boeing For Safety Issues

One of the world’s richest men, Elon Musk, who is known for not mincing his words, has recently “forcefully rejected” claims from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding licence breach. The FAA has claimed that SpaceX breached the license requirements during two launches in 2023. The firm is facing a fine of $633,009 (Rs 5.28 crore) over the allegations.

Now, Elon Musk has taken a dig at the USA Federal Agency. He has lashed out and offered advice to the United States Congress suggesting that before they point fingers at his firm, they should look at their Boeing. In a letter written by SpaceX to Congress, it was stated that the accusations of negligence and the fine imposed on the company do not pose any safety risk.

Instead, he pointed fingers at Boeing and said safety risk lies with Boeing that can jeopardise people’s lives. He shared that even NASA admitted that Boeing’s capsules are not safe for astronauts returning from space. In a social media post, he reshared the tweet of SpaceX and wrote, “The FAA leadership spends their resources attacking SpaceX for petty matters that have nothing to do with safety while neglecting real safety issues at Boeing. This is deeply wrong and puts human lives at risk. NASA deemed the Boeing capsule unsafe for astronaut return, turning, out of necessity, to SpaceX, yet instead of fining Boeing for putting astronauts at risk, the FAA is fining SpaceX for trivia! Enough is enough.”

As per reports, on Tuesday, the FAA took action against SpaceX. It stated that the negligence case was related to launches at SpaceX’s Cape Canaveral facility in Florida in June and July 2023. Musk reiterated that the accusations against his company were politically driven, and they would take the matter to court.

Meanwhile, neither the FAA nor Boeing has reacted to Elon Musk’s posts on X (formerly known as Twitter). On the other hand, SpaceX’s Vice President of Legal Affairs, David Harris, has also written to the two Congress committees overseeing the FAA expressing their opening. David Harris denied the FAA allegations and firmly stated that such actions of the FAA have the potential to harm the USA’s commercial space industry.