埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）的SpaceX在爆炸性飛船測試中違反了其發射許可證，引發了FAA偵測
THE FAA, WHICH OVERSEES GROUND SAFETY AND ISSUES LICENSES FOR PRIVATE LAUNCHES, WAS NOT SO HAPPY
負責地面安全和私人發射許可證的美國聯邦航空局對此並不高興。
這兩名知情人士表示，所謂的事故調查於當周啟動，重點不僅在於太空探索技術公司的爆炸性著陸，還在於該公司拒絕遵守美國聯邦航空局(FAA)授權的條款。目前還不清楚測試飛行的哪些部分違反了聯邦航空局的許可證，聯邦航空局發言人拒絕在給 The Verge 的一份聲明中具體說明。
The so-called mishap investigation was opened that week, focusing not only on the explosive landing but on SpaceX’s refusal to stick to the terms of what the FAA authorized, the two people said. It was unclear what part of the test flight violated the FAA license, and an FAA spokesman declined to specify in a statement to The Verge.
太空探索技術公司(SpaceX)表示，最新的「 SN9」星際飛船試驗計劃將於周四進行，但發射臺的壯觀場面阻礙了該公司的最新試驗，此後監管機構加強了對太空探索技術公司的審查。閃亮的鋼合金，16層樓高的火箭加載燃料，準備飛行。但是當時，聯邦航空管理局官員仍然在為這次測試進行許可審查，因為 SpaceX 在許可申請中做了一些修改，一位消息人士說。對這個過程感到失望的馬斯克在推特上寫道。
The heightened scrutiny from regulators after the launchpad spectacle has played a role in holding up SpaceX’s latest 「SN9」 Starship test attempt, which the company said would happen on Thursday. The shiny steel alloy, 16-story-tall rocket was loaded with fuel and ready to fly. But at the time, FAA officials were still going through their license review process for the test because of several changes SpaceX made in its license application, a source said. Musk, frustrated with the process, took to Twitter.
這次違反許可證的行為(以及隨後的許可證審查過程)加劇了 SpaceX 和世界上最大的運輸機構之間的緊張關係。多年來，馬斯克和航天工業的其他人一直在抱怨美國古老的發射許可監管框架，稱其為空間火箭的創新和競爭。作為回應，美國交通部去年公布了新的精簡的發射許可規定。美國交通部將其發射監督職責委託給了聯邦航空局。這些措施尚未生效。
The license violation (and subsequent license review process) has escalated tensions between SpaceX and the world’s biggest transportation agency. For years, Musk and others in the space industry have bemoaned the age-old US regulatory framework for launch licensing as innovation and competition in space skyrockets. In response, the US Department of Transportation — which delegates its launch oversight duties to the FAA — unveiled new streamlined launch licensing regulations last year. They have yet to go into effect.
與此同時，馬斯克在推特上向他的4400萬追隨者呼籲聯邦航空局，這是這位億萬富翁對處理其業務快速發展的監管機構不滿態度的最新體現。
In the meantime, Musk’s tweet, calling out the FAA to his 44 million followers, was the latest embodiment of the billionaire’s disgruntled attitude toward regulators that deal with his businesses』 rapid rate of development.
由馬斯克於2002年創立的 SpaceX 公司曾兩次起訴美國空軍，一次是在2014年成功地爭取到了五角大樓發射的權利，另一次是在2018年，因為失去了「星際飛船」和該公司其他火箭的競爭性開發資金而敗訴。2018年，當他因涉嫌通過 Twitter 誤導特斯拉投資者而被美國證券交易委員會罰款2000萬美元時，馬斯克告訴《60分鐘》 ，「我不尊重證交會。我不尊重他們。」
SpaceX, founded by Musk in 2002, has sued the Air Force twice, once successfully in 2014 for the right to compete for Pentagon launches, and another unsuccessfully in 2018 for losing out on competitive development funds for Starship and the company’s other rockets. In 2018, when he was fined $20 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly misleading Tesla investors via Twitter, Musk told 60 Minutes, 「I do not respect the SEC. I do not respect them.」
去年12月，在 SN8星際飛船測試前幾個小時，當馬斯克在 Boca Chica 為美國聯邦航空局批准 SpaceX 最終違反的許可證時，他在接受《華爾街日報》的虛擬採訪時被問及政府在監管創新方面應該扮演什麼角色。馬斯克回答說: 「很多時候，政府能做的最好的事情就是讓路。」
A few hours before the SN8 Starship test in December, while Musk was in Boca Chica securing approval for the FAA license that SpaceX ultimately violated, he was asked in a virtual interview with The Wall Street Journal what role government should play in regulating innovation. Musk replied: 「A lot of the time, the best thing the government can do is just get out of the way.」