Transportation
Trump DOT Pick Says He’ll Review FAA’s SpaceX Penalties
- Duffy said he’d also look at speed of launch approvals
- Senator Ted Cruz called SpaceX penalties ‘corrosive’
Sean Duffy during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on Jan. 15.
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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.