“Unless Trump wins and we get rid of the mountain of smothering regulations (that have nothing to do with safety!), humanity will never reach Mars. This is existential.”
—Elon Musk post on X, October 4
“The Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality have determined that SpaceX has violated the Clean Water Act. Both agencies levied fines totaling more than $150,000 against the company in September.”
—NPR, October 11