3 days ago · The Musk-Whitaker feud goes back to two SpaceX launches in the summer of 2023—before Whitaker had even taken over at the FAA. In a Sept. 17, 2024, post on its website, the FAA said that in June ...

3 days ago · For example, one post on X implied that Whitaker's departure had been a result of Musk retaliating for a fine the FAA slapped on SpaceX the year before: The post had amassed 2.6 million views and ...

3 days ago · Elon Musk, a close Trump advisor who also heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had called for Whitaker’s ouster after the erstwhile FAA chief proposed more than $600,000 in fines ...

3 days ago · The Federal Aviation Administration’s leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit. The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for ...

2 days ago · Rachel Maddow Explains Why America Had No FAA Administrator During DC Crash | Video. The MSNBC anchor breaks down how a push from Elon Musk left the country without an FAA chief on Inauguration Day

3 days ago · Mike Whitaker, the previous FAA administrator, stepped down on Inauguration Day after just over a year on the job. He’d repeatedly clashed with Elon Musk — now in charge of a group tasked with slashing the government’s headcount by President Donald Trump — over safety issues at his space company, SpaceX.

Former head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Mike Whitaker was pressed to resign by Elon Musk publicly, leading to the boss quitting his post on the day of the inauguration.

Sep 20, 2024 · In a heated exchange that has escalated tensions between the private space company and its regulators, SpaceX is pushing back against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over proposed...

Sep 25, 2024 · In addition to the letter, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X, the social media company he owns, that his company intendeds to sue the FAA for "regulatory overreach."

Oct 1, 2024 · After days of feuding with the Federal Aviation Administration, Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of the rocket company SpaceX, ratcheted things up yet again. This time, he took aim at FAA head...