Gizmodo reached out to the FAA for comment and more information.

Sounds totally kosher and above-board, right?

The FAA has notably hadmultiple run-inswith SpaceX in the past over the companys various activities.

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It should be noted that Musks SpaceX already enjoys a veritable monopoly on the satellite industry.

DOGEs activities haveso farmostly led to mass mayhem and dysfunction throughout the government.

The initiative has sought to lay off large parts of the federal workforce and even delete entire federal agencies.

President Donald Trump and billionaire oligarch Elon Musk at UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in downtown Miami.

The Democrats have also begun to fight back.

News from the future, delivered to your present.

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14, 2025.

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