Elon Musk pressured FAA Chief Michael Whitaker to resign bc Whitaker had proposed a $633k fine against SpaceX for failing to follow license regs for 2 launches in 2023. Musk, who is personally worth over $400B, got pissed for a fine, equalling just 0.00015825% of that wealth. Hope it was worth it...
January 31, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Elon Musk pressured FAA Chief Michael Whitaker to resign bc Whitaker had proposed a $633k fine against SpaceX for failing to follow license regs for 2 launches in 2023. Musk, who is personally worth over $400B, got pissed for a fine, equalling just 0.00015825% of that wealth. Hope it was worth it...