President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Transportation Department said he’d review penalties aviation regulators have proposed against SpaceX if confirmed to the role.
Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy told senators during a hearing on Wednesday that he’d also look into “what’s been happening at the FAA with regard to the launches,” referring to the US Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA in September proposed hitting SpaceX with as much as $633,009 in civil penalties over allegations that the rocket company led by Elon Musk violated license requirements during two rocket launches in 2023. The move drew the ...
