1068: SpaceX stopped by FAA. Robert Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 3:24 a.m.

Image:. Texas tenant farmers who have been displaced from their land by tractor farming   Robert Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com; in re:  Serial No. 9: Starship’s Boca Chica 50,000-foot hop, then return to land vertically.  The FA decided to scrub the mission; no explanation.  They were fuelling tanks, all looked good—then nothing happened.  Safety concerns should be fewer this launch than the previous.  A guess: who’s now in the White House.  Democrats always aim for more control.   Starship is ready to go  tomorrow.  Unpleasant games. ”Nice rocket you got there; sure would be a shame if something happened to it.”   ULA, Bezos; fuel engine test.  New Glenn and Vulcan.  Elon Musk and Bezos in a catfight on low-orbit satellites.  Amazon’s Kuiper constellation was going to be lower; SpaceX has a thousand sats in orbit and will have another thousands this year.   I expect the FCC will deny SpaceX’s request to lower some of its satellites, but will require Amazon to launch soon. Axiom’s first mission to ISS. NASA charging $250,000 per week for time visiting on ISS.