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NASA is about to make its most important safety decision in nearly a generation (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by jeffw to c/technology

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[–] Thunderbird4 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It’s not just blind hate for Elon, they’re genuinely terrible stewards of the environment in south Texas. They constantly lie about their intentions and impact to avoid having to take responsibility for anything. Say what you will about how independently they operate from his input, this is definitely a company culture that he cultivates and promotes.

[–] llamacoffee 11 points 4 months ago

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1823378186836889699

CNBC updated its story yesterday with additional factually inaccurate information.

While there may be a typo in one table of the initial TCEQ's public version of the permit application, the rest of the application and the lab reports clearly states that levels of Mercury found in non-stormwater discharge associated with the water deluge system are well below state and federal water quality criteria (of no higher than 2.1 micrograms per liter for acute aquatic toxicity), and are, in most instances, non-detectable.

The initial application was updated within 30 days to correct the typo and TCEQ is updating the application to reflect the correction.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The news story you are linking was incorrect and based on a typo in a report.

[–] Thunderbird4 -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

So I’ve read.

They still blew up their launch pad and showered a protected wildlife area with particulate, metal, and concrete debris.

They then built and operated their water deluge system without obtaining permits.

Typo or no, they’re still taking a fast and loose, “better to ask forgiveness than permission” approach that is a detriment to a protected natural environment. They intend to test the limits of the Texas government’s ability to show disdain for the environment in favor of private enterprise.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I agree, I'm just saying this story in particular is untrue. That, obviously, doesn't excuse all the other things they actually did, like the ones you linked here.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago

Those are valid points. The people that actually know even small amounts about the company do have interesting insights.

But I wasn't talking about those people. I was talking about people that see the name Elon and immediately "know" the company is in a shambles, failing and can't keep up with the competition and all other sorts of nonsense based on no facts.