One of the leading companies in civil aviation and space studies SpaceX is coming. SpaceX operates under a license from the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA. The FAA also has inspection authority over SpaceX. Under this authority, the FAA allows SpaceX to 633 thousand 9 dollars a fine was imposed. The reason for this fine was that the company launched the missions with unapproved modifications, in violation of the license, and skipped a step in the launch process.

The verdict is not yet final. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk FAA Sanction ‘excessive use of authority’ and said he would file a lawsuit against the facility. It was alleged that the company had applied for permission for a new facility in July but had not waited for approval. As a result, the FAA 283 thousand 9 dollars demands punishment. In addition, the company was fined $350,000 for using an unapproved control room during the PSN SATRIA mission and skipping the readiness review.

FAA stands by its decisions

Marc Nichols, FAA general counsel. “What We Do at the FAA Safety is the basis of everything and this includes our legal obligation to security auditing companies that hold commercial space travel licenses. “There will be consequences if a company does not meet security requirements.” he said.

Elon Musk, on the other hand, accused X of “excessive use of authority” in his post. SpaceX He had previously sued several units of the US government.