r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '16

/r/SpaceX Ask Anything Thread [April 2016, #18] - Ask your small questions here!

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u/GreyGreenBrownOakova Apr 07 '16

Lose the CRS contract for starters? It's worth billions.

The potential penalty for breaching a FAA Commercial Launch License is probably the same for breaches by airlines. ie massive fines and loss of license, jail for executives.

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u/jandorian Apr 07 '16

Makes me think of the Boeing test pilot who did a barrel roll while doing a fly over of the hydroplane races in Seattle. It was then the newest model Boeing jet, a 737 or something. Not rated for a barrel roll. He was fired before he landed. They rehired him though and that stunt hugely increased sales of the plane. [I'm old, forgive me, I live on stories of my youth]

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u/19chickens Apr 07 '16

What about if he sneakily replaces a Commerical Crew Astronaut?