Just Plain Spite

[@ronobrien7187]

Elon's response was beautiful. He said it was the reality that they could design, build, and launch faster than the government could do the paperwork. Hilarious.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

correct. Tell the bully "fine me when it's in orbit. Where's yours?"

[@ThomasLee123]

True. Simply amazing. The Commie Dems should be ashamed of themselves.

[@mikedee8876]

they just keep creating new Trump voters......

[@hunterjones9822]

Just another example of why we need 99% Less Government in our lives.

[@Barskor1]

You missed a percent.

[@maternst1]

This isn't just a bureaucratic F****UP. This is malicious intent by the democrat party to punish an American citizen they do not like!

[@arthurminiear2904]

We need to adopt Argentina's president's government agency cutting policy. Hopefully that starts happening immediately when Trump wins in November and starts right after the inauguration! Resurrect the "You're Fired " catch phrase!

[@ThomasLee123]

Trump did it before and this time will be even better.

[@12time12]

@@arthurminiear2904 Yeah, the 1890’s were totally awesome. If you want a neofeudalist society, I’d suggest you move to Somalia. Not like wage growth has been stagnant since 1984 because of your deregulation policies or anything. Too bad for ya’ll, Trump is going to lose.

[@paulcanon5533]

Most Texans here are behind SpaceX. I didn’t know why the flight was delayed. Now I do.

[@kevinmorris4517]

Correction, "the job of the government now..." is to put massive kickbacks into the pockets of politicians and key appointed bureaucrats. I.E. Fauchi

[@deanjacobs1766]

How do you think SanFran Nan got so rich?

[@ThomasLee123]

Too true. 😡😡😡

[@Troy082]

What Elon needs to do is paint that rocket with the Trump 2024 and get as much coverage on it as possible.

[@stephenskinner3851]

MAGA would look good in large letters. Maybe MAGA/MHGA?

[@jwb2814]

And fight fight fight 😂

[@mvbmx]

what is MHGA?​@@stephenskinner3851

[@eugenecbell]

This is a brilliant idea.

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

TRUMP 2024 👍🇺🇲 Save the United States of America! Say NO to Communism!

[@davidschwartz5127]

Bill, you left out the fact that the primary job of the government is to make sure that all citizens are 100% totally dependent on the government.

[@morgant.dulaman8733]

No, the primary job of the government is to create and maintain social order so as to facilitate prosperity within its boundaries while also maintaining the capacity for violence against criminals and attackers from the east. I recall a fascist (as in someone who actually subscribes to the ideas of Mussolini and Giovanni Gentili, not the bastardized term used today) arguing America has become an "anti-state" because it does the opposite of that today. I do not dispute him. Sorry if it seems I'm being humorless towards a joke, but I've noticed far to much of modern politics, be it anarchism against the state, antitheism against religion, feminism/MGTOW against marriage and family, etc. far too much of modern dialog is aimed toward finding an institution to blame for the evils caused by the human condition and corruption of institutions, instead blaming the institutions and attacking the building blocks around which prosperous societies are built. We need to look for balance and a clear idea for what prosperous and well-ordered society based on what has historically worked.

[@shan6021]

Great point!

[@Straight8S]

Not spite, but tyranny manifested.

[@caveatlector2671]

Tyrannies are partly defined by how spiteful and petty they are, especially to those who, as the tyrants see it, cross them.

[@eugenecbell]

It can be both.

[@NoirMorter]

I agree it’s both.

[@allisshop8092]

The FAA is incapable of keeping up with the speed of aircraft advancement. They have no business interfering with aerospace. The FAA is incompetent and should be removed from slowing down development of safe aerospace.

[@12time12]

Tyranny eh? like attempting a coup via fraudulent electors? Enjoy your loss in November, people are fed up with Trump.

[@unncommonsense]

The government is keeping us from being...better, stronger, faster.

[@majic5zero]

As a young Air Force Sergeant (many moons ago) I once commented about some regulation not making any sense. My 1st Sergeant then said to me, "It's the gov'ment, son. It don't have ta make sense." As I look back on that, now, I realize that's one of the truest statements I've ever heard in my life!

[@ThomasLee123]

As another Army Sergeant I had almost the same conversation.

[@Area51byDaveReale]

VOTE RED! From POTUS all the way down to dog catcher.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

do not trust any "elected official", from teh dogcatcher to the chief administrator...Follow the Sri Lanka strategy.. "elected officials" should be sprinting in the streets to get away from the people that did not elect them and their ideas and stupid behaviors hurt. "be kind. Help them get their cardio"

[@crissd8283]

The problem is even when red wins, they don't shut down a single government burocracy. They never reduce government spending. They never decrease the power of the executive branch. No one that has spent there entire life trying to become president, then when they get there fight to have less power. No, they believe they are good and can handle the power. Even if they are, they forget that someone else they don't like will one day come along and win the presidency.

[@crissd8283]

@@cliveklg7739 At least the conservative Supreme Court is reducing the power of the executive branch making it harder for a dictator to come to power.

[@MrBracey100]

You still need to be selective, there are a LOT of RINOs out there. 😊

[@ThomasLee123]

Everyone needs to vote 100% Republican and bring 10 relatives with you to the polls.

[@bijou737]

TRUMP 2024!

[@editman145]

LAWFARE for SpaceX ..... It seems that under the Biden-Harris administration agencies have become politicized!!!!! The country isn't run by Biden (because he's demented sadly enough for the man- I sincerely mean that! ) and its going out of control! Now it's SPACEX.....tomorrow it will be YOU, YOUR FAMILY and loved ones. !!!!! WHO is pulling the strings, who is in charge if Biden can't !!!!

[@ThomasLee123]

Only Trump can fix this disaster. 😡😡

[@act.13.41]

If I were Elon, I would be asking NASA, "So, you don't want us to rescue those astronauts at the space station?"

[@dks13827]

yep

[@jtjames79]

The FAA regs are worse than NASA. Something previously not thought possible.

[@Winstonsmithsalias]

Elon should offer Harris a free trip, then manicure a problem to leave her in space, watch all those bureaucratic issues rapidly disappear, to rescue her.

[@mikedee8876]

at this point, the Russians may not want to help out either.....in fact, those astronauts may be the last survivors of the very near world war.....fancy dat.

[@slartybarfastb3648]

If I were Elon, I'd move all SpaceX operations to Costa Rica and make them the highest income per capita nation on theis planet.

[@robertwood6272]

To fully understand the deranged irony of the TCEQ fine, for allowing potable water drawn from the Brownsville Municipal Water supply and trucked down Hwy 4 to spill out onto the salt flats surrounding the launch pad, wetting perhaps a few hundred square yards, the entire area was inundated by rainfall during the recent transit of a tropical storm. Fresh water even flooded over Hwy 4. During hurricanes, seawater will surge over these flats and kill all of the plant life that somehow managed to grow in the first place. In Summer, the dust from the flats will blow over the highways in such volume that dunes will form on the roads and create driving hazards. Crazy.

[@johngdoty]

And that is why almost no one lives there. It's perfect for a launch site. And it isn't Austin doing this, it's the state government doing it which just happens to be located in Austin. Let's get our facts straight, gentlemen. Most people who live in Austin would just as soon have the state government move out of town.

[@Llyrin]

With the exception of SpaceX, it SHOULD BE a no-fly zone over Starbase, TX and surrounding airspace. Then SpaceX would not need a separate license for every launch. This is all BS. 😡🤬

[@Codysdab]

Just treat it like an airport/harbor, it's simples.

[@dragineeztoo61]

Elon put it best. "I find it hard to believe that I can build a huge rocket faster than they can move a piece of paper from one desk to the next." No Scott, it was not a brand new space ship. That was the same craft used for the Inspiration mission. Jared has now flown it twice. It was the booster's ninth mission. The module attached to the manned space craft is the only part not re-used. It bothers me that the SLS is using Space Shuttle technology. It, quite literally, has used and discarded actual Space Shuttle engines that had flown multiple times before. They're discarding proven re-usable rocket engines.

[@ThomasLee123]

Only Elon Musk could achieve such a masterpiece.

[@digitalnomad9985]

Using the STS engines is not that bad. They can't reuse those engines without Space Shuttles, and there are no Shuttles. The problem is the cost plus contract, which Boeing is milking for more than they're worth. When they accomplish the mission, they stop getting paid.

[@keithcanfield3251]

How refreshing, a science and technology discussion without the standard left wing propaganda. I'm going to subscribe!

[@jroar123]

The water is potable and has no effect on the environment. Governer Abbott needs to step in and write a waiver for SpaceX to launch.

[@Codysdab]

Then the courts step and injunctions are fired left, right and center. It's nuts.

[@ThomasLee123]

Hmmm. Not sure he can do that. But Yeah.

[@majic5zero]

If it weren't for Elon supporting Donald, Starship would be in orbit by now.

[@SalLazuka]

Sad but very true.

[@MrBob1984]

They hate him supporting free speech more. If free speech is preserved more Donald's will keep reappearing. More flies in the oniment. If this one is stolen its all over forever

[@ThomasLee123]

Unfortunately the Commie Dems are, if nothing else, VINDICTIVE!

[@slartybarfastb3648]

I wanted to start a business. I tried hard, spent every penny I could find to buy material, learned how to construct a quality product, and was only getting better at it. Then, I reached the point where I was ready to offer my product to the publc for sale. Unfortunately, I had to fulfill my government obligations first. The hurdles the government posed were too high. Too costly. It waa a crushing experience and simply not worth the risk. The risk of opening a business, but failing was acceptable. The cost of paying off the government on top of that risk was far too high.

[@MrBracey100]

Sorry to hear that brother, because what we need, the very American dream was to be an entrepreneur, a business owner.

[@ThomasLee123]

@@MrBracey100 Truth!

[@vikingtenfifty]

Don't sugar coat it Bill, tell us how you really feel. Make Tar and Feathers Great Again!

[@shannonkohl68]

As to the pettiness of the Government's anti-Musk stance... One can only hope that this opens the eyes of a lot of people who might not otherwise spend a lot of time thinking about politics. And hope they come to the right conclusions about it, which I think they will.

[@moonasha]

The FAA's red tape for unmanned rockets launched by an experience company is just ridiculous. I've resigned to the fact already that we're going to lose this space race to china because of this crap.

[@pbj1984]

Which may be, in part, the reason.

[@LilyGazou]

Tofu dreg rockets.

[@Seastallion]

I wouldn't give up just yet. China's economy is going to hell in a hand basket. They may not be able to afford to compete for too long.

[@martinricardo4503]

Not invented here (by the wasteful govt types) mentality.

[@majic5zero]

NASA just better hope the Chinese will allow them to visit the moon some time, 'cause the way it looks, now, that's the only way an American will ever get back there.

[@jonkirkwood469]

"You know [bureaucrats]; they're the sort of people who see something works in practice and wonder if it would work in theory." Paraphrase from the greatest president in my lifetime.

[@ReiseLukas]

Is that a Reagan or Trump quote?

[@century2298]

I would LOVE to see Elon make an "IN YOUR FACE" , unauthorized launch. " We're just testing our equipment. Oops, it got away from us ! "

[@alistairplank4996]

Like Douglas "wrong way Corrigan".! Yes he should!

[@MrBob1984]

Better do that quick because our country and thus the world will be full 1984 after they install that lady

[@saltyclampirate7397]

SpaceX should refuse to save the astronauts until the FAA approves the launch of starship

[@richy69ify]

us far-right thugs are way to nice to do that ;) to our detriment :(

[@greglane3978]

Consider that the individual that could not even run a small city correctly is now your secretary of transportation. The FAA is under DOT and so is the oversight of Boeing for aircraft.

[@ncdave4life]

No, I'll bet Butch and Sunny are as appalled by the Biden/Harris FAA's malfeasance as the rest of us are. I can certainly think of some people who deserve to be stranded in outer space, but Butch & Sunny are not among them.

[@challenger2ultralightadventure]

From my vantage point in Canada, even I can see these delays are 100% politically motivated. Their needs to be an investigation into this, and people need to be fired or charged criminally, and that includes politicians.

[@ziggurat-builder8755]

“That water is full of really loud noises” I haven’t laughed out loud watching you tube for many years! Thanks

[@FenrirFire18]

You're a Legend, Bill!

[@stephenskinner3851]

"No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of the questions investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic value of artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literacy or artistic expression. Nor should it pronounce on the validity of economic, historic, religious, or philosophical doctrines. Instead it has a duty to its citizens to maintain the freedom, to let those citizens contribute to the further adventure and the development of the human race." R. Feynman.

[@ReiseLukas]

Exactly

[@billmullins6833]

Thank you, Bill, for calling out the FAA's painfully obvious failure to act in good faith and do its job!

[@videolabguy]

Here here! How can the government control the free people on a frontier millions of miles from Earth? By preventing them from going there in the first place, of course. Why? Bill said it best! (I paraphrase) "Successful people who reach their goals and become successful start voting Republican. We can't have that now. Can we?"

[@harrynac6017]

Ah, yeah, that why SpaceX and Tesla got billions of subsidies 🙄

[@larryberry2436]

What can be. Unburdened by government regulation

[@Jer742]

Da heck how did I not know spacex did a spacewalk. KZbin is suppressing information

[@caveatlector2671]

I criticize YT often for their ways but, in this case, they did no such thing and actually there were many tech and aerospace creators posting videos anticipating the event for weeks prior to it happening, carried it live, from launch to splashdown, on multiple channels and now with many highlight clips after the fact too.

[@Jer742]

@@caveatlector2671 well possibly for you but not me and I am subscribed to multiple aerospace channels including spacex. I’m happy you got to see it live I didn’t even know it happened and I live in California our news usually calls all the launches not a peep

[@DJRonnieG]

They tested a new version of the spacex flight suit. It's sleeker because it lacks a water-jacket (a garment comprised of water tube for circulating heat). That'd probably why most of the space walk was done on the dark side. The inner temperature was around 95 F. Beyond that, the next suit will probably incorporate a layer to absorb micro-meteors.

[@A54729]

I can definitely relate. I am fortunate to live in Clackamas County Oregon where my wife and I renovated our home. Permits for construction are approved same day, no problem. They want you to build. Meanwhile, in Multnomah Counry, where Portland is, I know a guy who has been waiting on permit approval to start for 3 years.

[@jsbrads1]

Permits shouldn’t be required, but yes, one day is better than 3 years.

[@sorcerermmfan]

The blueberry in the middle of a bowl of tomato soup. Sheer poetry, Bill. Brava👏👏

[@cheddar2648]

This is literally a case of the most competent, successful people versus the most inefficient and slow moving ones. Then again, really bad stuff can happen when governments move quickly.

[@MrBob1984]

This is literally a case of good vs evil. God vs Satan this is not political anymore.

[@carnakthemagnificent336]

VOTE. Be certain to VOTE.

[@ThomasLee123]

I like Trump's idea. Bring 10 voters with you!

[@intorsusvolo7834]

My blood is boiling more than a person in space without a space suit.

[@SteveWindsurf]

Trump is not allowed to win, so why not get a divorce, we are done.

[@JWH91969]

If Trump doesn’t win, you will have nowhere to go. There’s nowhere to go Florida Texas may have all the resources they need but China, Russia, and DC we have no chance we need to defeat them now at the polls. But if they win, keep your powder dry.

[@Franklin-jj4jz]

We will not even be allowed to vote for him. Third time will probably be the charm.

[@latemanparodius5133]

The 'peaceful divorce' idea is a pipe dream. Even if it did happen, one side couldn't allow the 'eeeevil bigots' in their eyes to exist, so they would invade at the first thin excuse they had. If not that, the other side would invade to maintain the union, stop communism, or stop a myriad of social ills. If it wasn't them, an outside force could use it as a chance to strike at either side.

[@MrBob1984]

Even when he WINS that puppet lady will be pres

[@Dr_Mauser]

In an interview, Elon shared a picture of how Fish and Game literally required them to capture a seal, strap it to a board, and play sonic boom sounds to it through earphones to see if it disturbed him (It didn't), before they could launch and land at Vandenberg.

[@tonytravelerroute66]

"$400 dinners at the French Laundry"..That doesn't even cover the appetizers..

[@MostlyBuicks]

In the Origin of the Fantastic Four in the original comics back in the early 1960s, Reed Richards did it anyway. Musk, do it anyway.

[@coolal19]

Wonderful reference to express the sentiment!

[@JedEngr1991]

Thanks for bringing the pettiness of this government to light. BTW Bill, that’s a cool do. (Following Scot’s lead, lol

[@jmcenanly1]

Ayn Rand wrote in "Atlas Shrugs","Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?"

[@Hanson_Feet]

Bill Whittle said a few years ago: Difficult is nothing, impossible just takes a little longer!

[@tngtacticalmiata1219]

I live on the outskirts of Austin. You can FEEL the air change when you cross into the city.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

They say California water has extra estrogen from birth control pill urine that cannot be filtered out. I can FEEL it when I drink it. Maybe there’s something in the air too (which is partly vaporized water).

[@chrisgeddes26]

The government is not the country! THAT needs to be a bumper sticker.

[@dhracecars]

If the FAA was involved in space in the 60"s, we would never have gone to the moon.

[@MrBob1984]

I hope when we go back to the moon the shadows don't go different directions this time

[@twc9000]

Bill summed up my thoughts on the government very well.

[@ronobrien7187]

It's not the government. it's the administration.

[@chuckaddison5134]

No, it's the party! You could swap out any number of the players with others from the democrat party anf get the same results!

[@erccurtis6029]

Bill, you covered all my favorite expletives, describing the bidung regime !

[@TheNitroG1]

The American people have had just about enough of our 3 letter agencies.

[@MrBob1984]

Someone got shot in the back of a car for thinking that stuff

[@131Basher]

There are some 4 and 5 letter agencies that are just as irritating!

[@foolbertsturgeon7309]

6uilding 6ack 6etter, no coincidences

[@caveatlector2671]

What must happen first in order to have anything 6uilt 6ack 6etter?... 🤔hmm...

[@stevenmonson5149]

Launch the thing as a statement of civil disobedience

[@WickeD72]

The highest priority of all government agencies is to increase its own power and budget.

[@stevenbergom3415]

Catch a falling rocket, put it in your pocket, guide another booster in... (with apologies to Perry Como)

[@jdwyer4851]

SpaceX should delay all Falcon 9 launches until they get clearance for Starship. And those two astronauts abandoned up in the space station that arrived on the Boeing Starliner, they can wait as well.

[@btasler]

I think it's funny that Scott looks like Rob Halford...

[@act.13.41]

Bill that open was great.

[@ShovelMonkey]

It's a BEAUTIFUL bridge! Stop it with them negative waves, Moriarity!

[@Llyrin]

Imagine the killer satellites we could put up there, ones with self-defense capabilities. 😁

[@dapple33]

Ask yourself, why does monopoly hate innovation?

[@ReiseLukas]

Greed and Apathy. They want everyone's money, but they want to work as little as possible to receive that money.

[@bosunhiggs9708]

Iron fists, tin minds.

[@AngelofDeath1431]

Swiss cheese gray matter!

[@conniesmith5665]

the ruiners must ruin.

[@gsr4535]

I know Scott is a Christian but it looks like he's morphing into more of an Old Testament look. 🤔

[@robertscott2210]

Nah, Moses didn't shave his head lol 🤣🤣🤔

[@gsr4535]

@@robertscott2210 Hahaha hahahaha

[@jsbrads1]

@@robertscott2210 or curl his mustaches.

[@jes2731]

Political Warfare In Space!!! What could go wrong?

[@jimvandemoter6961]

Space-X could be a huge money maker for, not only Musk but for the whole U.S. All he has to do is take his hundreds of millions of dollars to another country.

[@AngelArm1110]

"This is what little people with little minds do when they see great people with great minds going great things" I hope you don't mind if I quote that!!

[@ohiopat]

Lowering the cost to orbit from $10,000 per Kilo to $100 per kilo

[@TomHill-xh7ec]

I've been chewing nails over this for months. Thanks for spelling it out. Hope things change soon.

[@aernieburns8919]

The ancients who believed the world rode on the back of a turtle, on the back of a turtle, on the back of a turtle, ad infinitim, were close. The foundations of the world: bureaucrats, all the way down.

[@MostlyBuicks]

Equal outcome for the newcomer.

[@burgessschnitzius4987]

Hey Bill, $400 at the French laundry won't get much dinner. Mac and Cheese is $175.

[@jsbrads1]

Is that an appetizer or an entree?

[@ms-jl6dl]

That bill was 1,700.

[@lucabrazi3067]

Elon will move his launch facility to a South American country. That government will let him launch at will and the launches are cheaper closer to the equator.

[@ReiseLukas]

Hope it's Argentina. Their current president is awesome

[@kny5352]

@@ReiseLukas Argentina is too far from the equator

[@roquri]

Well, Texas mosquitoes have tail numbers.

[@be2keen]

Well, I bet the aliens are still laughing at us as they zip by at warp speeds in the anti-gravitic craft...

[@robwoodring9437]

NooooOOooo!! You can't just reduce the cost by that much!!!!! Where will we conceal all our waste & graft if you do that!!???

[@chuckw1113]

Aw C’mon Bill, don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel! LoL!

[@frankbonura5710]

Preach Bill preach!

[@tonylam9548]

I really like that bit about the water filled with loud noises. Thanks Scott.

[@DerpMcDerp101]

All they do is prevent.

[@JimmyRussell-c2s]

September is the Mars Launch Window. Send Starship Empty,Teas the heat shield in Mars Orbit out of FAA Jurisdiction. The Starship itself is the payload.

[@Ravenflight104]

Don't forget that Blue Origin moved up their launch date for New Glenn to mid- November. Shortly afterwards, the FAA announced the delay of giving Space X their launch permit until at least late November. When it comes to J .B., I'm not one who believes in coincidences.

[@Dichiara1rg]

WTF happened to Ott? He looks ridiculous!!

[@jasongraham8250]

Time to start launching from a different country. How about Guiana?

[@Ivan-pr7ku]

If extraterrestrial aliens ever visit us, for sure such mission will be a result of a private enterprise, not a government program.

[@sharonmacintyrebarrett8572]

how small can our government get? It is disgusting how our government is acting.

[@rayc.8555]

Move SpaceX to an island. This BS will never stop

[@ronobrien7187]

There are NO adults in D.C.

[@ReiseLukas]

They start wars they will never experience personally They tax people too high while they profit off insiders trading and lobbying. They keep the victims of their greed dependant on them and tear down anyone self reliant. They criminalize self defense while letting actual criminals free on the streets. They act self righteous while they encourage debauchery. When reading history as a kid I thought the way rulers were executed by revolutions was extreme and horrifying, but now I feel like modern rulers need to be injected with some fresh fear of the people.

[@kenroberts2055]

Very well said, Bill. You have managed to voice my opinion exactly. I’ve been frustrated that none of the talking heads have managed to tell it like it is and that the FAA is interfering out of spite. Piss-ants trying to prove who’s boss.

[@apocraphontripp4728]

He should just buy or make an island in the middle of no where. Let them regulate that.

[@rudypieplenbosch6752]

Well formulated frustrations, thank for letting us know there are still sensible people out there.

[@pplusbthrust]

One small step for Space X, one giant leap for the bureaucracy & we all better be mad as h%ll & not willing to take this any more

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

Thanx for everything u do Bill W

[@wmffmw1854]

Elon needs to buy an equatorial island.

[@HelplessMammal]

Trump will end this nonsense

[@sheilamcclellan8693]

Elon…light that candle…eff em

[@greebo7857]

I will never buty an EV, but if Musk can get a Tesla to the moon and drive it, I'd LOVE to see that.

[@ReiseLukas]

Yeah, not buying a telsa unless they give it a nuclear battery than can work in all weather conditions.

[@Get-mad-over-9000]

@@ReiseLukas i do hope they can find ways to make a safer small nuclear battery that would allow that. I don't even mind if it cost 3 times as you can drive it indefinitely all you need to do is change parts.

[@ReiseLukas]

@@Get-mad-over-9000 nuclear batteries would probably last decades, longer than many other parts on existing cars

[@texan-american200]

Designing Prototypes are Easy, Manufacturing is Difficult and getting getting bureaucratic paperwork pushed through is downright Herculean.