Thank you Ellie for bringing us this interview with Kevin Kiley, a rare Californian government official who understands the value of Elon and SpaceX to our national interests!
Yes, this guy asked some critical questions of the FAA and Whitaker could come up with nothing other than, "I'm a democrat and we'll govern SpaceX like a superstupidleftwinger." SICK! ^..^~~
The FAA will not respond to the requests sent by Kevin Kiley, they will just delay and delay. Once the election is over and Trump is elected the head of the FAA will probably take an early pay off and quit. He will never get prosecuted for his lies to the committee, they always get away with it.
I agree that Elon, Tesla, SpaceX, etc, are valuable assets to the nation. I'm an all-in on Tesla fan boy when it comes to engineering. That doesn't mean that Elon's America PAC and Elon himself aren't doing unethical and illegal things regarding the election. And does anybody think X is the bastion of truth he promised, or just a place for his opinion to be amplified above everyone else even if it's pure BS?
Most of California thinks like this congressman. Unfortunately 3 really liberal highly populated counties set policy for everyone else. Just like New York and Illinois…both very red outside the major city
They wanted to to use democrat policy of delay to get bribes is a third reason . The ridicule , complaining , accusing , insulting , annoying , was not getting the money so it tried delay ?
Correct, an evel doesn't correct an evil. Trump doest it, he most go away, CCC board did it, they must go away. I vote Harris, we can not tolerate that no matter where it comes from.
Mr. Kiley is our Rep. I have a newfound respect for him!! Thank you Ellie for all of your great work! A bold voice that is needed in this day and time!
EDIT: OFC, exactly that's "DEI" we want. To be clear she is not there because she is woman. Competence is paramount. It just happens she has female parts. Musk saw that in Gwen. She rocks.
There is excitement for what SpaceX are doing all over the world. I’m in the UK and there are lots of conversations here about how incredible their achievements have been. If people in powerful positions really are trying to hinder the progress of SpaceX, the USA really is shooting itself in the foot. The USA should be proud of SpaceX.
Most of us are unfortunately we got some questionable people who trying to disrupt our country to push their political agenda which is very questionable and dishonest some people do anything for power
It's not the USA doing this, it's a group of communists who have infiltrated every level of state and federal government. This is what happens when you elect liberals, they turn your country into a communist dictatorship. TRUMP 2024!
I'm also from the U.K, I have to wonder why the U.K is even bothering with starting its own Space program. Surely it's a vanity project, surely it's cheaper just use Falcon 9.
@@dwightlee4315 more like it's time for these crazy heads to lose their political bias and let Elon run spaceX. Without either Elon or Gwen, SpaceX wouldn't be what it is.
@@dwightlee4315 Stop what? Are you saying Elon has no right to express himself politically? And I thought your party wants to preserve "democracy". What hypocrites!
Weirdos putting their personal feelings ahead of their country. Each and every CCC member talking so unprofessionally like that should be sacked immediately. It's so incredibly childish.
It really is childish, justify their feeling of telling me what pronoun to address them with. Who the hell wants to speak with idiots feeling so entitled. In America you can't smack them if they get up in your face.
@@supercadet111 No, if Russia ever thought it could get the upper hand there would be an immediate sneak attack that would make Pearl Harbour look like a hissy fit in a sand pit.
A brilliant piece of journalism Ellie. I find this mind blowing looking in from the Southern Hemisphere here in Australia. It is refreshing to see a US congressman that comes across as open, honest and practical. Thank-you
Honest Congresscritters, are, indeed, rare! I would trust any of my neighbors to make the right call better than the (more than likely) compromised candidates the "party" feeds us!
Yeah, its a very different beast. Civil aviation is about moving billions of people with as few casualties as possible. The airplanes haven't really changed much in 50 years. Innovative rockets and launch systems is a total different beast.
Ambition and talent as an industrialist sure. I am a fan of his tech accomplishments. Integrity? He has no integrity at all. His claims to be a "free speech absolutist" are an utter joke. He is a bully and a crybaby abusing his own child in the media and then crying about his own kid's free choices to Jordan Peterson another idiot, like the aggrieved little coward that he is. Of course everybody hates his guts. Even people like me who love the space X vision have had too much of the person of Elon. I do not trust him any more and I don't see how anyone can. He is a disgusting human being. It would be one thing if his personal idiocy just hurt him but pushing it in the worlds face hurts his companies and embarrasses his fans. DUH.
@@dennisgunn468 He's complaining about the government's abuse of his child. The notion that a child too young to get at tatoo is old enough to make a life choice he's not equipped to understand is inhumanly cruel. Your cruelty. Of course he's a free speech champion. You hate him for documenting the administration's violations of the First Amendment.
@@digitalnomad9985 Yeah, his kid and common sense inform us that that narrative is a load of excrement. But the real thing that makes Elon himself a load of excrement is his insistence on airing his grievances against his kid in public and yes he attacked his kid. Disowned his own kid.
No one is without faults, but Elon Musk has a special place in my heart, WHAT A MAN, he’s doing so much for the world & for anyone to be a thorn in his side while he works his socks off for us all is so disrespectful!
Great interview. Kevin Kiley has a very bright future in whatever he does. What an incredibly sane even tempered voice he brings to a wacky political environment. Thank you Congressman Kiley!
I just had to say THANK YOU, Congressman Kiley, for standing up for truth and justice in our State Assembly and for fighting for our national interests when it is "unpopular" to do so. Thank you, too, Ellie, for your work supporting SpaceX and the amazing program that they have been working on. Keep up the good work, both of you!
National Security is way more important to America and Americans than petty politics. These people are sick partizans. Time to vote the clown show out and return to neutral public servants in office and other government agencies.
@@gijzjedo you ever reflect on what you're addressing? Based on your response ... not at all No where in that post does the OC say to vote red or blue but to vote out partisans and get the government to be a neutral arbiter. Take a break from casting a ballot, your mind is broken.
Under the US constitution your right to a political opinion is guaranteed. If you work in a public office you should either leave your political opinion at home or stay at home.
NASA, being the agency for Aviation and Space should be the ones in charge of licensing and safety not the FAA. The FAA should stick with getting the airline industry running smoothly and safely and get their noses out of commercial spaceflight. NASA is doing a great job stimulating that commercial innovation by handing out contracts and encouraging small companies to go to space.
It does seem sensible to have NASA doing this licensing, rather than the FAA. NASA certainly has more relevant knowledge about rocket launches than the FAA, and since Starship is an important part of NASA's moon mission, it would seem that NASA would be better motivated to not hold up Starship launches for frivolous reasons. Also, since NASA is flying astronauts, ISS cargo, and other space missions on SpaceX rockets, they would be far better positioned to make well informed decisions on licensing and safety.
Congress decided (correctly imo) that NASA does not have the expertise to regulate private industry. When Congress enacted law to cover commercial space, the FAA was named as the regulator for private commercial launches because they are well versed in regulating private companies, while NASA and the DOD would continue to regulate and license public launches using commercial providers. Congress also placed strict limits on the scope of the FAA's regulatory bounds. Space is regulated much more lightly that aviation, and there are time limits and milestones that will increase the FAA's scope. The intention is to eventually have the FAA regulate space the same way they regulate aircraft. We can debate the merits of separating space out of the FAA's scope. At the end of the day, the same administration would appoint leaders to the new regulatory body.
@joshua43214 The FAA was tasked with the airplane regulation. Space came later. They aren't geared towards speed and innovation. Both of which are needed for Aerospace. The FAA is just not up to the task.
@@Randyluck1 Yes, Congress gave them regulatory power, and then strongly curtailed their scope. They did this specifically to keep them from slowing the pace of innovation. They also need to time to create standard practices. The FAA is very much up to the job, it is exactly what they do. Being up to the job is not the issue, overstepping and mis-using their regulatory boundaries is the issue. Like I said, separating space from the FAA might not be the solution since the same person that appointed the FAA head, will also appoint a space regulatory body head.
And they are very well paid, I might add. Traveling in the DC, Virginia area, its impressive how many large mansions there are in the suburbs of Virginia, and Maryland.
And they're so arrogant they think we believe everything they say they got their jobs by who they knew not what they know and a little bit of BS goes a long way
We still have our votes, our voices, we are just as much a citizen. Not one of those fools gets one more vote in the elections than you or I. Money talks and they are already getting 51% of our money in taxes, so we may as well TALK>we already paid. How many $BILLIONS in taxes Elon paid, he gets the MIKE at any election rally.
@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Raptor is amazing. Makes me wonder why trump was insulting elon and all his companies. "Rocketships to nowhere, and selfdriving cars that crash" and "elon would be on his knees begging me for money." This was all while elon already openly supported trump... Sounds like trump just wanted money, huh? Elon will be thrown aside on Nov 5th.
@@digi3218 Good question. They are all from July 12, 2022 actually. Here is the full quote from the liar, “When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it’s electric cars that don’t drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he’d be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, ‘drop to your knees and beg,’ and he would have done it”. Yeah, good guy huh!? Elon was already a billionaire. He didn't need trump for anything. But trump sure didn't want people admiring a competent guy with more money and actually good companies.
@@Excelcior58 I don't see the relevance. In 2020 he called Musk a genius. They obviously had some disagreements then and both made up and got over them. You all use the weakest evidence, half the time taken out of context, to try to persuade people something that isn't true. In this case you are trying to say he is using Elon but he really doesn't need him. Elon supports him for many great reasons and it sounds like you are extremely salty about it.
@@Excelcior58DJT helped support SpaceX for his full four years in office, versus the last four years of hassling them.. Bombastic rhetoric aside, its the actions that count more than words, and Elon realizes this
Absolutely mind-boggling behavior by bureaucrats. No matter whether you are for or against a given presidential candidate, misappropriating the power given to you by the electorate is unforgivable. As a liberal, I am truly embarrassed by the behavior of these officials. This is exactly what we have been criticizing the other side for doing. C’mon America: get your sh*t together!
Anyone hindering space tech are traitors. That's how important this tech is for this century and the future in general. The 60's level investing in it should never have ceased, if anything it should have increased.
@@gijzje The Democrat left began attacking Elon as soon as he said that he’d allow Trump back on Twitter when he was in the process of buying that platform, so who are the bad guys here? (I believe that deep down you know the truth)
Here's for true politics (=policies): 12,000 lunar craters are mostly formed by asteroid impacts rich in carbon compounds and metals. What will China do if they first establish mining exploitation on the Moon? The same they already do here on Earth, control and manipulate markets. Battery, Rare Earth minerals for high tech chips and BEV components. It is easy to see the importance of investing in space. Radioisotopes and water for propulsion, titanium and aluminium for building space structures such as stations and rockets, gold, platinum, ... Those will all be Chinese if we continue to hinder SpaceX. Moreover, NASA and the government should stop funding companies such as Blue Origin and Boeing because their technology is obsolete and expensive, they cannot compete with SpaceX or the upcoming Chinese Falcon9-like rockets. They should support innovative companies and solutions such as Dream Chaser and ALPACA.
I am so PO'ed that I wrote a letter to my Congressman and Senator. While I may agree or disagree with Elon's politics, it is not the purview of the CCC or the FAA when making their decisions!!!
I don't know about that. Ever watch any 1950s science fiction movies about space. They had quite a few rockets taking off and landing just like the Space X rockets do. The first time seeing the Falcon 9 boosters landing was so awesome. Made me think of those old movies.
Great Explanation! World 🌎 & People watching& seeing how much Elon made Development!!I see, No one can do Like Elon. He is Super Genius & created America shine& Glory!!! Elon is incredible Inspirations.
Ellie’s interviews are great. She’s really good at them, interviews some key people with intelligent questions and crucially lets the interviewee give full answers.
I can't imagine why an administration so costly, opposed, and resistive to every effort of Elon Musk that they would not expect him to support the only alternative.
Elon musk what a genius the only man who can think inside the box as well as outside what a team America you should be proud of all his achievements and backing him all the way
US space innovations is crucial to our national pride. Thank you, Ellie, for helping to rallying behind SpaceX. Politics should not be allowed to stymie progress.
A dear friend has zero interest in, or knowledge of, space travel but recently mentioned how terrible Elon Musk is because her news sources are showing her videos and she now thinks his rockets blow up.
Yea most of the people I work with when I asked them if they has seen the rocket getting caught said, " they were surprised it didn't blow up like the rest of his rockets " . It's crazy how people make massive options on people with such little information 🤦♂️.
This journalist is excellent. Consistently asking straightforward questions. I love that the Representative is interviewed - he has natural charm and verbal fluency - picked up key issues where political malfeasance combines with national security matters. I am old and European but would gladly vote for him as presumably many Americans did. Further. This Ellie should consider working in Europe as we could do with her tackling issues here. Quality work Ma'am 🏆
You don't have to agree with Elon Musk politically (I don't), but his political opinions in public forums is his first amendment protected speech. For all the folks (left or right) that complain about him, I have a question: Do you track the political opinions of all the CEOs of all the companies whose products and services you use? I'm guessing not, because most of them are horrific. You can oppose their position (non-violently), and even work against their political views; that's the American way. But should we stop feeding people because you think the Nestlé CEO is evil? Should we ban iPhones because the CEO of Apple maliciously hides behind a Mr. Rogers persona? There's a line that separates political opinion from illegal activity. Compared to most CEOs, Elon Musk is probably one of the least repugnant. How dare he try to save the environment! How dare he try to improve the world's economies with boundless plenty! How dare he try to save humanity from a world-ending cataclysm! Yeah. There's evil, and then there are those you disagree with. They are not the same.
The other thing people miss is that Elon will tell you exactly who he is. What other CEO does that? Who would you rather have in charge of important companies, people that you know nothing about our someone who you know even if you don't agree with them. Another thing is even though I think Elon is misguided about how to solve the issues in our country i think he genuinely wants to solve problems. I think most politicians just want to keep the party in power.
I am firmly convinced that saving the environment, improving the world's economies with boundless plenty (lmao), saving humanity from world ending cataclysm (rolfmao, the hyperbole >_< ) are very low or do not appear at all on Musk's list of desires. He doesn't really care about these things, it's marketing. Do you honestly think he wants Mars? Mars makes no sense and he knows it, but he also knows that it's a great aspirational talking point and he uses it for his own propaganda. And apparently you fell for it.
@@andrewgoodall2183 So you believe he's telling you what he thinks politically, but don't believe him (or the 150,000 people that work at SpaceX & Tesla) when their corporate goals are verbalized? Is that why he gives away the Tesla patents for free? Is that why he's creating a Starship factory for mass production of a 100% reusable vehicle that can be refueled from the local environment on the Moon and Mars? Is that why he's creating a low cost workforce for 1/20th of the price of the competition? Perhaps you should consider taking up ventriloquism, since you're so adept at talking out of both sides of your mouth.
@@andrewgoodall2183 Space X was founded in 2004 if I recall correctly. Musk was at the Mars Society two years prior to founding Space X talking about a mission to Mars. He's been very consistent with putting his money where his mouth is on this subject ever since. You really need to read one of his biographies or crap, even the Wikipedia articles on him and on Space X would do you some good.
In this crazy world there's a real possibility some day Elon's technology will protect them from a foreign attack, wonder what they will think then ......
I worked for the FAA for about 26 years. One thing that I thought was extremely counter productive was the administrator changing after nearly every presidential election. How can there be any continuity of policy with a new head of the agency changing so often. And as is pretty obvious, politics plays a major roll in how the agency is run.
Thank you Rep Kevin Kiley for bringing up all this silliness and calling out those responsible for their short-sightedness or worse! Your common sense is especially valued in this crazy state of ours. We voted for you both when you ran for assembly and now in the house. Keep up the good work!
One of the things that disgust me in this case is their primeval envy that Elon is the richest man in the world - non-economically educated folks think he's got that money stashed somewhere in the bag, while for practical reasons he has all his monies fully and productively and efficiently employed in the service and benefit to the mankind in general! He uses his money for further progress which benefits everyone at the end of a day! Yet in their small minded brains they imagine what they would do with that MONEY - pf course they wouldn't care about anything but themselves if they had them and all they would do is waste it.
You are quite right and Elon almost went bankrupt in the early stages of SpaceX. He founded and sold PayPal to get seed money and almost lost it all. He deserves to be rich.
Political endorsement aside. It should NOT be a factor! We all have our opinions, and can VOTE our conscience. Safety, destruction of environment, or regulatory compliance, should be the only questions used to inforce per the requirements to receive a license.
Freedom of speech means freedom of thought = political freedom = freedom to expose ANY ideas. When a govt. agent who has political power to issue deadly threat, e.g., regulate, admits to punishing for political beliefs, they have confessed to violation of the 1st amendment. This is in violation of their oath of office. It is openly admitting to a crime and an immoral act. The admissions of the criminals in public is proof of their ignorance or their assumption of unlimited power or both. We the People need to demand they be punished or do it ourselves if these crimes are sanctioned. It is time for the people to take back their political power from the failed system that has embarrassed, infuriated, and disgusted us.
I feel like we’re back in the old Soviet Union. All the leaders are exceptionally old things are falling apart, very bureaucratic. It’s a good thing we have means to communicate. Thank you for the video.
On TH-cam, Trent Palmers pilot License suspension saga between the FAA, the AOPA, and a Law firm have been ongoing nearly 5 years. I think he was recently reinstated.
Another great job of journalism, Ellie!!! You ask intelligent and relevant questions, and let your guest give a full answer without interruptions. Again, great journalism Ellie!!!
Nope, but there are no serious consequences for doing it. He could be held in contempt of congress, but then you have to wait for the Justice Department to do something. They also could impeach him. Congress isn’t likely to get around to doing either before there’s a change in administration.
@@richdurbin6146 Pretty sure you can't work for the government if you are found in contempt of Congress. So he would lsoe his job with out having to get impeached.
Fantastic video, Ellie! This is what makes you stand out. You are reporting angles that no other credible content creator touches. You're good at it, better than anyone.
It seems the ego's of the California Commissioners has outgrown their job description. It's a bit like the janitor at a local High School declaring the next school day a holiday, because he doesn't like the color of the principals' shoes...😂
I'm not from America, but I do follow SpaceX, so when I heard about this California thing, i decided to hold off judgement, because it sounded to ridiculous to be true, so i was waiting for the details. Wow....I didn't think politicians could be so stupid and brazen. I'm hoping for significant punitive damages to be awarded to SpaceX, so that the people that appointed them, would think twice about the Idiots that they give free money to, for filling a useless post.
Let a liar become dictator just so Elon can continue to be in the same position he is in now, 1st place. But that's not enough? He needs to win more? Grow up!
People are astoundingly petty when it concerns Elon Musk. He is a Hero, and just the greatest innovator on the planet, concerning space flight and advancements in rocket science. Love everything about him.
I must say Ellie, since your interview with Elon, you have been doing a great job with your channel. You have blossomed into an actual, find the important news of the day and report it, journalist. Thank you. First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
That's really awesome Ellie that you could make an interview with Kevin Kiley. I saw him questioning the FAA head Michael Whitaker and really liked how he continued to ask multiple times if the reasons for the flight 5 delays were security related. Thank you very much for interviewing him!
To Congressman Kevin Kiley Thank You Very Much! and Ellie for shining the light on such matters that continuously happen not just for SpaceX and happens also for small companies which is always suppress or brushed under the rug.
Folks, I’m breaking up my Comments into two: First, the Positive; followed by The Negative- First, the positive. We are glad the Congressman is on board with moving the Office of Commercial Space Transportation out of the FAA. We at the Alliance for Space Development, for the past two years, have been directly lobbying Congress- including me, personally, the past two March’s , where I visited many House and Senate offices - to proselytize on the importance of moving the Office of Commercial Space Transportation out from under the FAA, to make it its own Bureau under the Secretary of Transportation. Not only will that remove what is now an unnecessary level of bureaucracy; but it will allow space to ‘grow up’ and take its rightful place in the Federal bureaucracy as a full-blown transportation system that needs a seat at the table. We had the legislation written last year- in fact, it got all the way through the full Committee in the House (HR 6131), but never got to the floor, much less to the Senate. But, most Bills take more than one shot before they finally get passed. We look forward to working with the Congressman on elevating that office; and hope he’ll also consider a related priority, that of similarly elevating the Office of Space Commerce, raising it OUT of NOAA, and also making it a full Bureau within the Department of Commerce as well. - Dave Huntsman
EXCELLENT coverage AGAIN. Insightful video with real news! YES !!! FAA needs to focus on air travel...have no business being involved in the evolving commercial space era,
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Great video ellie it really sucks you left your job to get away from evil yet evil has evolved into every aspect of our country. It is scary
These wayward comitioners should be investigated for collution with the CCP
Thank you Ellie for bringing us this interview with Kevin Kiley, a rare Californian government official who understands the value of Elon and SpaceX to our national interests!
Yes, this guy asked some critical questions of the FAA and Whitaker could come up with nothing other than, "I'm a democrat and we'll govern SpaceX like a superstupidleftwinger." SICK!
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Ellie, by interviewing and giving credence to a maga Republican, who is lying, by the way, you're making me rethink my subscription.
Politics matter.
The FAA will not respond to the requests sent by Kevin Kiley, they will just delay and delay. Once the election is over and Trump is elected the head of the FAA will probably take an early pay off and quit. He will never get prosecuted for his lies to the committee, they always get away with it.
...to interests of humanity.
I agree that Elon, Tesla, SpaceX, etc, are valuable assets to the nation. I'm an all-in on Tesla fan boy when it comes to engineering. That doesn't mean that Elon's America PAC and Elon himself aren't doing unethical and illegal things regarding the election. And does anybody think X is the bastion of truth he promised, or just a place for his opinion to be amplified above everyone else even if it's pure BS?
Yo this congressman is a gem and a hero. So glad you got to talk to him. These are the folks we need in the political seat.
Strong young blood!✊
Most of California thinks like this congressman. Unfortunately 3 really liberal highly populated counties set policy for everyone else. Just like New York and Illinois…both very red outside the major city
You still don't deserve it because you haven't fought for it.
@@cjay2 What the hell are you prattling about?!!
They wanted to to use democrat policy of delay to get bribes is a third reason . The ridicule , complaining , accusing , insulting , annoying , was not getting the money so it tried delay ?
The CCC is doing EXACTLY what they say they are concerned about Trump doing! They are getting retribution against their political rivals. Insanity.
Well if they set the precedent they have nobody to blame but themselves !
It’s the Marxists strategy. Accusing their opponents of what they themselves are doing, to cause confusion.
The left does what they accuse Trump of. All they say he will do is what they will do. It is in their playbook since Obama.
Correct, an evel doesn't correct an evil. Trump doest it, he most go away, CCC board did it, they must go away.
I vote Harris, we can not tolerate that no matter where it comes from.
What the hell is insane about that? Trump uses the same tactics, and he is the top Trump Blitch and he is campaigning against the people paying him.
Mr. Kiley is our Rep. I have a newfound respect for him!! Thank you Ellie for all of your great work! A bold voice that is needed in this day and time!
Sorry for the multiple comments: we should also acknowledge Gwynne Shotwell's contribution here. She really does make the trains run on time.
EDIT: OFC, exactly that's "DEI" we want. To be clear she is not there because she is woman. Competence is paramount. It just happens she has female parts. Musk saw that in Gwen. She rocks.
That's not DEI though. That's just merit based hiring....
Not when FAA is trying to derail them, her job is ... not easy.
@@donscheid97 Bad wording. I was meaning to underline with competence line. Sorry my bad.
Thanks to all here at this comment for caring to engage on a tricky issue. Helps debate greatly.
There is excitement for what SpaceX are doing all over the world. I’m in the UK and there are lots of conversations here about how incredible their achievements have been. If people in powerful positions really are trying to hinder the progress of SpaceX, the USA really is shooting itself in the foot. The USA should be proud of SpaceX.
Most of us are unfortunately we got some questionable people who trying to disrupt our country to push their political agenda which is very questionable and dishonest some people do anything for power
It's not the USA doing this, it's a group of communists who have infiltrated every level of state and federal government. This is what happens when you elect liberals, they turn your country into a communist dictatorship. TRUMP 2024!
Our leaders are not very smart!
I'm also from the U.K, I have to wonder why the U.K is even bothering with starting its own Space program. Surely it's a vanity project, surely it's cheaper just use Falcon 9.
we really are and in so many ways
Politicizing aerospace could lead to our downfall as a nation. Dominance in space is imperative for national security.
I don't think Elon will stop. so it is time for Space X to lose him
@@dwightlee4315 more like it's time for these crazy heads to lose their political bias and let Elon run spaceX. Without either Elon or Gwen, SpaceX wouldn't be what it is.
Love how youtube deletes my comment if it's for Elon.
@@dwightlee4315 goof
@@dwightlee4315 Stop what? Are you saying Elon has no right to express himself politically? And I thought your party wants to preserve "democracy". What hypocrites!
Weirdos putting their personal feelings ahead of their country.
Each and every CCC member talking so unprofessionally like that should be sacked immediately. It's so incredibly childish.
It really is childish, justify their feeling of telling me what pronoun to address them with. Who the hell wants to speak with idiots feeling so entitled. In America you can't smack them if they get up in your face.
If it weren't for Elon Musk and SpaceX we would have to rely on Russia to get our astronauts to the ISS.
On the flip side, there probably wouldn't be a war with Russia if the USA needed them for transport😅
@@supercadet111 No, if Russia ever thought it could get the upper hand there would be an immediate sneak attack that would make Pearl Harbour look like a hissy fit in a sand pit.
There would be no point in relying on Boeing.
You think Putin would’ve cared about a few bucks to fly astronauts, compared to his desire to annex Ukraine, get serious!
Assuming they did not just deorbit the ISS sooner rather than later, if they didn't have support for the old school cost for a launch system.
Thank god we have a few people trying to do the right thing
Thanks for your continued coverage of the regulatory issues that keep on affecting the innovative approach of SpaceX, Ellie.
Always!
A brilliant piece of journalism Ellie. I find this mind blowing looking in from the Southern Hemisphere here in Australia. It is refreshing to see a US congressman that comes across as open, honest and practical. Thank-you
Thank you! It’s great to hear a perspective from outside the US, I think it’s blasphemy as well
Kevin is a standup congressman!
Honest Congresscritters, are, indeed, rare!
I would trust any of my neighbors to make the right call better than the (more than likely) compromised candidates the "party" feeds us!
FAA is pretty good on civil aviation. Getting them out of space is a great move.
Except, the President would also name the new director. So, any administration hostile to Elon, will name a director hostile to him.
That's a new usage of the phrase "pretty good" that I wasn't previously aware of.
@@joshua43214so the left pretty much
I think the FAA MUST be UNBURDENED of Space ASAP:)
Yeah, its a very different beast. Civil aviation is about moving billions of people with as few casualties as possible. The airplanes haven't really changed much in 50 years.
Innovative rockets and launch systems is a total different beast.
The world is watching. This man’s courage and integrity were noted and seriously appreciated!
Ambition and talent as an industrialist sure. I am a fan of his tech accomplishments. Integrity? He has no integrity at all. His claims to be a "free speech absolutist" are an utter joke. He is a bully and a crybaby abusing his own child in the media and then crying about his own kid's free choices to Jordan Peterson another idiot, like the aggrieved little coward that he is. Of course everybody hates his guts. Even people like me who love the space X vision have had too much of the person of Elon. I do not trust him any more and I don't see how anyone can. He is a disgusting human being. It would be one thing if his personal idiocy just hurt him but pushing it in the worlds face hurts his companies and embarrasses his fans. DUH.
@@dennisgunn468 The OP wasn't talking about Elon....
@@dennisgunn468 I see, you're dumb.
@@dennisgunn468 He's complaining about the government's abuse of his child. The notion that a child too young to get at tatoo is old enough to make a life choice he's not equipped to understand is inhumanly cruel. Your cruelty. Of course he's a free speech champion. You hate him for documenting the administration's violations of the First Amendment.
@@digitalnomad9985 Yeah, his kid and common sense inform us that that narrative is a load of excrement. But the real thing that makes Elon himself a load of excrement is his insistence on airing his grievances against his kid in public and yes he attacked his kid. Disowned his own kid.
Excellent work, Ellie!
Thank you
I think this is a really important story to tell
No one is without faults, but Elon Musk has a special place in my heart, WHAT A MAN, he’s doing so much for the world & for anyone to be a thorn in his side while he works his socks off for us all is so disrespectful!
The disturbing thing, is how he has devolved mentally into a significant Trump supporter. Which is such a terrible Idea, and very short sighted.
Great interview. Kevin Kiley has a very bright future in whatever he does. What an incredibly sane even tempered voice he brings to a wacky political environment. Thank you Congressman Kiley!
It won't be in politics unless he moves.
I just had to say THANK YOU, Congressman Kiley, for standing up for truth and justice in our State Assembly and for fighting for our national interests when it is "unpopular" to do so. Thank you, too, Ellie, for your work supporting SpaceX and the amazing program that they have been working on. Keep up the good work, both of you!
National Security is way more important to America and Americans than petty politics. These people are sick partizans. Time to vote the clown show out and return to neutral public servants in office and other government agencies.
in the USA politics wil always be controverse. You only think black or white or better blue en red. There are way more colours to choose from
@@gijzjedo you ever reflect on what you're addressing?
Based on your response ... not at all
No where in that post does the OC say to vote red or blue but to vote out partisans and get the government to be a neutral arbiter.
Take a break from casting a ballot, your mind is broken.
Can you imagine the experts in Russia watching this Flight 5? Holy Smokes, they might be saying.
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Under the US constitution your right to a political opinion is guaranteed. If you work in a public office you should either leave your political opinion at home or stay at home.
Those have never ever existed in government, US or otherwise.
Finally, someone from the government is making sense. Thank you so much, Ellie
NASA, being the agency for Aviation and Space should be the ones in charge of licensing and safety not the FAA. The FAA should stick with getting the airline industry running smoothly and safely and get their noses out of commercial spaceflight. NASA is doing a great job stimulating that commercial innovation by handing out contracts and encouraging small companies to go to space.
It does seem sensible to have NASA doing this licensing, rather than the FAA. NASA certainly has more relevant knowledge about rocket launches than the FAA, and since Starship is an important part of NASA's moon mission, it would seem that NASA would be better motivated to not hold up Starship launches for frivolous reasons. Also, since NASA is flying astronauts, ISS cargo, and other space missions on SpaceX rockets, they would be far better positioned to make well informed decisions on licensing and safety.
Congress decided (correctly imo) that NASA does not have the expertise to regulate private industry. When Congress enacted law to cover commercial space, the FAA was named as the regulator for private commercial launches because they are well versed in regulating private companies, while NASA and the DOD would continue to regulate and license public launches using commercial providers. Congress also placed strict limits on the scope of the FAA's regulatory bounds. Space is regulated much more lightly that aviation, and there are time limits and milestones that will increase the FAA's scope. The intention is to eventually have the FAA regulate space the same way they regulate aircraft.
We can debate the merits of separating space out of the FAA's scope. At the end of the day, the same administration would appoint leaders to the new regulatory body.
@joshua43214 The FAA was tasked with the airplane regulation. Space came later. They aren't geared towards speed and innovation. Both of which are needed for Aerospace. The FAA is just not up to the task.
T Y very much, @Randyluck1.
@@Randyluck1 Yes, Congress gave them regulatory power, and then strongly curtailed their scope. They did this specifically to keep them from slowing the pace of innovation. They also need to time to create standard practices.
The FAA is very much up to the job, it is exactly what they do.
Being up to the job is not the issue, overstepping and mis-using their regulatory boundaries is the issue.
Like I said, separating space from the FAA might not be the solution since the same person that appointed the FAA head, will also appoint a space regulatory body head.
The biggest problem is that these useless bureaucrats are paid with my tax money 😪
Yes, useless is the word for it. Did y'all see Congress interview FAA's Whitaker!? What a waste.
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And they are very well paid, I might add. Traveling in the DC, Virginia area, its impressive how many large mansions there are in the suburbs of Virginia, and Maryland.
And they're so arrogant they think we believe everything they say they got their jobs by who they knew not what they know and a little bit of BS goes a long way
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We still have our votes, our voices, we are just as much a citizen. Not one of those fools gets one more vote in the elections than you or I. Money talks and they are already getting 51% of our money in taxes, so we may as well TALK>we already paid. How many $BILLIONS in taxes Elon paid, he gets the MIKE at any election rally.
Raptor 3 is a piece of art. Simply stunning, considering all that external plumbing you see on raptor 2, is now internal, ALL OF IT.
@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 Raptor is amazing. Makes me wonder why trump was insulting elon and all his companies. "Rocketships to nowhere, and selfdriving cars that crash" and "elon would be on his knees begging me for money." This was all while elon already openly supported trump...
Sounds like trump just wanted money, huh? Elon will be thrown aside on Nov 5th.
When did he say those quotes lol especially the first one @@Excelcior58
@@digi3218 Good question. They are all from July 12, 2022 actually. Here is the full quote from the liar, “When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it’s electric cars that don’t drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he’d be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan and Republican, I could have said, ‘drop to your knees and beg,’ and he would have done it”.
Yeah, good guy huh!? Elon was already a billionaire. He didn't need trump for anything. But trump sure didn't want people admiring a competent guy with more money and actually good companies.
@@Excelcior58 I don't see the relevance. In 2020 he called Musk a genius. They obviously had some disagreements then and both made up and got over them. You all use the weakest evidence, half the time taken out of context, to try to persuade people something that isn't true. In this case you are trying to say he is using Elon but he really doesn't need him. Elon supports him for many great reasons and it sounds like you are extremely salty about it.
@@Excelcior58DJT helped support SpaceX for his full four years in office, versus the last four years of hassling them.. Bombastic rhetoric aside, its the actions that count more than words, and Elon realizes this
Absolutely mind-boggling behavior by bureaucrats. No matter whether you are for or against a given presidential candidate, misappropriating the power given to you by the electorate is unforgivable. As a liberal, I am truly embarrassed by the behavior of these officials. This is exactly what we have been criticizing the other side for doing. C’mon America: get your sh*t together!
Wow, I hope we get more good guys in California!
Not likely now that they are not checking ID to vote.
Kevin Kiley is a rock star here in California. He was the perfect person to discuss these issues with. Nice get.
Thank you so much! I knew I had to get an interview with him!
Anyone hindering space tech are traitors. That's how important this tech is for this century and the future in general.
The 60's level investing in it should never have ceased, if anything it should have increased.
Stopped by people with not a shred of imagination. DoD gets 900 billion, NASA gets 20 billion. every year.
tech yes !! but elon brought in politics and space tech is defending it. Talking about politics...
@@gijzje The Democrat left began attacking Elon as soon as he said that he’d allow Trump back on Twitter when he was in the process of buying that platform, so who are the bad guys here?
(I believe that deep down you know the truth)
Here's for true politics (=policies): 12,000 lunar craters are mostly formed by asteroid impacts rich in carbon compounds and metals.
What will China do if they first establish mining exploitation on the Moon? The same they already do here on Earth, control and manipulate markets.
Battery, Rare Earth minerals for high tech chips and BEV components. It is easy to see the importance of investing in space.
Radioisotopes and water for propulsion, titanium and aluminium for building space structures such as stations and rockets, gold, platinum, ...
Those will all be Chinese if we continue to hinder SpaceX.
Moreover, NASA and the government should stop funding companies such as Blue Origin and Boeing because their technology is obsolete and expensive, they cannot compete with SpaceX or the upcoming Chinese Falcon9-like rockets. They should support innovative companies and solutions such as Dream Chaser and ALPACA.
@@gijzje Elon owns 40% of SpaceX and his personal involvement in politics shouldn't effect SpaceX's ability to operate.
I am so PO'ed that I wrote a letter to my Congressman and Senator. While I may agree or disagree with Elon's politics, it is not the purview of the CCC or the FAA when making their decisions!!!
THIS GUY DESERVES A MEDAL!!!! GET RID OF THE FAA FROM SPACEFLIGHT...
That precision steering is more than even the SciFi writers dared to imagine... 😅❤😊
I don't know about that. Ever watch any 1950s science fiction movies about space. They had quite a few rockets taking off and landing just like the Space X rockets do. The first time seeing the Falcon 9 boosters landing was so awesome. Made me think of those old movies.
Glad he brought up the Apollo program. No one questioned the technical marvel it was, despite what might be said about it's creator.
Good point
I AM From South Africa...LOVE YOUR PROGRAM...THANK U!!!
Thank you for giving us Elon...
Great Explanation! World 🌎 & People watching& seeing how much Elon made Development!!I see, No one can do Like Elon. He is Super Genius & created America shine& Glory!!! Elon is incredible Inspirations.
Ellie’s interviews are great. She’s really good at them, interviews some key people with intelligent questions and crucially lets the interviewee give full answers.
Thank you for holding them accountable
I can't imagine why an administration so costly, opposed, and resistive to every effort of Elon Musk that they would not expect him to support the only alternative.
Elon musk what a genius the only man who can think inside the box as well as outside what a team America you should be proud of all his achievements and backing him all the way
US space innovations is crucial to our national pride. Thank you, Ellie, for helping to rallying behind SpaceX. Politics should not be allowed to stymie progress.
A dear friend has zero interest in, or knowledge of, space travel but recently mentioned how terrible Elon Musk is because her news sources are showing her videos and she now thinks his rockets blow up.
‘Elon musks Mars rocket spectacularly fails’ is the usual headline, with no explanation of this being a test programme
Yea most of the people I work with when I asked them if they has seen the rocket getting caught said, " they were surprised it didn't blow up like the rest of his rockets " . It's crazy how people make massive options on people with such little information 🤦♂️.
THose made up stories are as fake as it seems. Why are you all so blund to see what is real and what is not?
Wow! I am amazed by anyone relying on Mainstream media as actually factual about anything anymore. 😅
@@elizabethhoeppner8881 it’s crazy!
This journalist is excellent. Consistently asking straightforward questions. I love that the Representative is interviewed - he has natural charm and verbal fluency - picked up key issues where political malfeasance combines with national security matters. I am old and European but would gladly vote for him as presumably many Americans did.
Further. This Ellie should consider working in Europe as we could do with her tackling issues here. Quality work Ma'am 🏆
She was a journalist before this, she got out of main stream media, as she wasn't happy with where it was going with all the lies and twisted stories.
What does FAA know about Rockets sounds like mission creep of worse sort
Defund the CCC(P)
You don't have to agree with Elon Musk politically (I don't), but his political opinions in public forums is his first amendment protected speech. For all the folks (left or right) that complain about him, I have a question: Do you track the political opinions of all the CEOs of all the companies whose products and services you use? I'm guessing not, because most of them are horrific. You can oppose their position (non-violently), and even work against their political views; that's the American way. But should we stop feeding people because you think the Nestlé CEO is evil? Should we ban iPhones because the CEO of Apple maliciously hides behind a Mr. Rogers persona? There's a line that separates political opinion from illegal activity. Compared to most CEOs, Elon Musk is probably one of the least repugnant. How dare he try to save the environment! How dare he try to improve the world's economies with boundless plenty! How dare he try to save humanity from a world-ending cataclysm! Yeah. There's evil, and then there are those you disagree with. They are not the same.
The other thing people miss is that Elon will tell you exactly who he is. What other CEO does that? Who would you rather have in charge of important companies, people that you know nothing about our someone who you know even if you don't agree with them.
Another thing is even though I think Elon is misguided about how to solve the issues in our country i think he genuinely wants to solve problems. I think most politicians just want to keep the party in power.
I am firmly convinced that saving the environment, improving the world's economies with boundless plenty (lmao), saving humanity from world ending cataclysm (rolfmao, the hyperbole >_< ) are very low or do not appear at all on Musk's list of desires. He doesn't really care about these things, it's marketing. Do you honestly think he wants Mars? Mars makes no sense and he knows it, but he also knows that it's a great aspirational talking point and he uses it for his own propaganda. And apparently you fell for it.
@@andrewgoodall2183 So you believe he's telling you what he thinks politically, but don't believe him (or the 150,000 people that work at SpaceX & Tesla) when their corporate goals are verbalized? Is that why he gives away the Tesla patents for free? Is that why he's creating a Starship factory for mass production of a 100% reusable vehicle that can be refueled from the local environment on the Moon and Mars? Is that why he's creating a low cost workforce for 1/20th of the price of the competition?
Perhaps you should consider taking up ventriloquism, since you're so adept at talking out of both sides of your mouth.
Rubbish if anything going to mars is Elons main plan from the beginning above all else
@@andrewgoodall2183 Space X was founded in 2004 if I recall correctly. Musk was at the Mars Society two years prior to founding Space X talking about a mission to Mars. He's been very consistent with putting his money where his mouth is on this subject ever since. You really need to read one of his biographies or crap, even the Wikipedia articles on him and on Space X would do you some good.
The comfort pat when one mentioned their feelings was incredible, literally the "cry out as they strike you" bit.
To maintain it's moral superiority, the State of California should stop using Starlink. Perhaps they should be reminded of this double standard.
For the record, I love Elon.
I'm watching my dream come true from this man's achievements.
In this crazy world there's a real possibility some day Elon's technology will protect them from a foreign attack, wonder what they will think then ......
I worked for the FAA for about 26 years. One thing that I thought was extremely counter productive was the administrator changing after nearly every presidential election. How can there be any continuity of policy with a new head of the agency changing so often. And as is pretty obvious, politics plays a major roll in how the agency is run.
This is a very valuable video. Thanks Ellie, very good interview.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Rep Kevin Kiley for bringing up all this silliness and calling out those responsible for their short-sightedness or worse! Your common sense is especially valued in this crazy state of ours. We voted for you both when you ran for assembly and now in the house. Keep up the good work!
One of the things that disgust me in this case is their primeval envy that Elon is the richest man in the world - non-economically educated folks think he's got that money stashed somewhere in the bag, while for practical reasons he has all his monies fully and productively and efficiently employed in the service and benefit to the mankind in general! He uses his money for further progress which benefits everyone at the end of a day! Yet in their small minded brains they imagine what they would do with that MONEY - pf course they wouldn't care about anything but themselves if they had them and all they would do is waste it.
Yes rich is evil. Unless it comes from taxes.
You are quite right and Elon almost went bankrupt in the early stages of SpaceX. He founded and sold PayPal to get seed money and almost lost it all. He deserves to be rich.
Blame it on the recent popularity of Marxist ideas on the left.
We were very blessed to have Mr Kiley representing us in the state assembly here in CA. Excellent politician! Awesome coverage of this issue!
Political endorsement aside. It should NOT be a factor! We all have our opinions, and can VOTE our conscience. Safety, destruction of environment, or regulatory compliance, should be the only questions used to inforce per the requirements to receive a license.
Whenever you see a politician defending corporations with questionable practices, it’s often because they are being funded by those very corporations.
Freedom of speech means freedom of thought = political freedom = freedom to expose ANY ideas. When a govt. agent who has political power to issue deadly threat, e.g., regulate, admits to punishing for political beliefs, they have confessed to violation of the 1st amendment. This is in violation of their oath of office. It is openly admitting to a crime and an immoral act.
The admissions of the criminals in public is proof of their ignorance or their assumption of unlimited power or both. We the People need to demand they be punished or do it ourselves if these crimes are sanctioned. It is time for the people to take back their political power from the failed system that has embarrassed, infuriated, and disgusted us.
Every bureaucracy is designed to stifle creativity and innovation.
I wish politics would stay out right of space, including both the FAA and Elon Musk.
Politics has been apart of ‘space’ since before the founding of NASA.
Elon musk is an individual who has the right to say what ever he wants to say, just like you are as an individual
If only we could get this guy to run for President.
I feel like we’re back in the old Soviet Union. All the leaders are exceptionally old things are falling apart, very bureaucratic. It’s a good thing we have means to communicate. Thank you for the video.
The pollution from just one major airport is more than few rocket launches.
Not only has no one ever caught a booster on a tower, but now one had reused boosters that landed on land or on a barge in the ocean!
While working for united express airlines I saw that the faa is the sleaziest governmental agency in existence.
On TH-cam, Trent Palmers pilot License suspension saga between the FAA, the AOPA, and a Law firm have been ongoing nearly 5 years. I think he was recently reinstated.
Another great job of journalism, Ellie!!! You ask intelligent and relevant questions, and let your guest give a full answer without interruptions. Again, great journalism Ellie!!!
Is it faa chief allowed to lie to a congressional committee?
Nope, but there are no serious consequences for doing it. He could be held in contempt of congress, but then you have to wait for the Justice Department to do something. They also could impeach him. Congress isn’t likely to get around to doing either before there’s a change in administration.
@@richdurbin6146 Pretty sure you can't work for the government if you are found in contempt of Congress. So he would lsoe his job with out having to get impeached.
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Charles Schumer isn't bringing any impeachments to the Senate floor against any democrat officials.
In the name of National Security you can lie. 😊
If your lie hurts national security, this is treason. And treason bears capital punishment.
All these haters are about to be forgotten.
But Elon and his team (you included, Ellie) will be remembered forever.
Doing what you accuse other people of doing doesnt usually work out well.
Fantastic video, Ellie!
This is what makes you stand out. You are reporting angles that no other credible content creator touches. You're good at it, better than anyone.
Thanks, Ellie! This story is straight out of the prophetic Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.
The most tedious, arrogant, delusional bit of drivel literature that you could cite. Alas Shrugged, prophetic it ain't.
@@andrewgoodall2183 , tell me what you really think.😎
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As usual Ellie you’ve covered all the bases with spacex very thoroughly!! Thank you!
It seems the ego's of the California Commissioners has outgrown their job description. It's a bit like the janitor at a local High School declaring the next school day a holiday, because he doesn't like the color of the principals' shoes...😂
Thank goodness for this man.
It is really ridiculous
Excellent video, with engaging and intelligent content. If only committee meetings were the same.
I continue to aver that somewhere in this regulatory mess you will find Jeff Bezos' stealthy hand.
If the USA does not appreciate what Elon Musk has done and is doing for the USA, we here in South Africa will gladly welcome him back...
I'm not from America, but I do follow SpaceX, so when I heard about this California thing, i decided to hold off judgement, because it sounded to ridiculous to be true, so i was waiting for the details. Wow....I didn't think politicians could be so stupid and brazen. I'm hoping for significant punitive damages to be awarded to SpaceX, so that the people that appointed them, would think twice about the Idiots that they give free money to, for filling a useless post.
Let a liar become dictator just so Elon can continue to be in the same position he is in now, 1st place. But that's not enough? He needs to win more? Grow up!
@@Excelcior58what? 😂
@@Excelcior58 Coping hard when your Joe Biden and Kamala be lieing and cold switching like they have a PHD in it 😂
@@Excelcior58were you high when you typed this😂
People are astoundingly petty when it concerns Elon Musk. He is a Hero, and just the greatest innovator on the planet, concerning space flight and advancements in rocket science. Love everything about him.
Why doesn't misinforming Congress have decent Hard personal penalties. Seams Weak
It is a crime if a person lies under oath.
Thanks for exposing that scam Elie ❤👍
Ellie, Kudos to your skills as a reporter and keeping your eyes on the goal!
I must say Ellie, since your interview with Elon, you have been doing a great job with your channel. You have blossomed into an actual, find the important news of the day and report it, journalist. Thank you.
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Awesome guest, Ellie! Nice job to both of you!
Great Job Ellie. You are clearly demonstrating your skills as a good investigative reporter.
Great interview Ellie! Your content just keeps getting better!
That's really awesome Ellie that you could make an interview with Kevin Kiley. I saw him questioning the FAA head Michael Whitaker and really liked how he continued to ask multiple times if the reasons for the flight 5 delays were security related. Thank you very much for interviewing him!
I knew I had to talk to him! Thanks for the watching and supporting!
Excellent reporting on political interference! Please keep it up! ;)
To Congressman Kevin Kiley Thank You Very Much! and Ellie for shining the light on such matters that continuously happen not just for SpaceX and happens also for small companies which is always suppress or brushed under the rug.
Great one Ellie, this is another great interview, keep them coming. You are highlighting all the right issues
Thanks, Ellie. Great journalism. I love how you can bring these 2 things together and present them
You are so welcome!
Great job. Great interview. Thanks for working to get the information out.
I belive that because of science fiction movies, people don't understand how amazing this was. Way to go Elon.❤
Great video!😎👍 TEAM ELON🇺🇸
Thank you very much Ellie for what you are doing! For speaking up while others keep their mouthes closed.
Dispicable corruption.
Folks, I’m breaking up my Comments into two: First, the Positive; followed by The Negative-
First, the positive. We are glad the Congressman is on board with moving the Office of Commercial Space Transportation out of the FAA. We at the Alliance for Space Development, for the past two years, have been directly lobbying Congress- including me, personally, the past two March’s , where I visited many House and Senate offices - to proselytize on the importance of moving the Office of Commercial Space Transportation out from under the FAA, to make it its own Bureau under the Secretary of Transportation. Not only will that remove what is now an unnecessary level of bureaucracy; but it will allow space to ‘grow up’ and take its rightful place in the Federal bureaucracy as a full-blown transportation system that needs a seat at the table. We had the legislation written last year- in fact, it got all the way through the full Committee in the House (HR 6131), but never got to the floor, much less to the Senate. But, most Bills take more than one shot before they finally get passed. We look forward to working with the Congressman on elevating that office; and hope he’ll also consider a related priority, that of similarly elevating the Office of Space Commerce, raising it OUT of NOAA, and also making it a full Bureau within the Department of Commerce as well. - Dave Huntsman
EXCELLENT coverage AGAIN. Insightful video with real news!
YES !!! FAA needs to focus on air travel...have no business being involved in the evolving commercial space era,
Ellie, this was a brilliant discussion. Thanks for addressing this issue. More please!!!
That was a great interview, Ellie thank you so much.
🤔...I think California has a law making discrimination based on political views or party affiliation illegal.
If not, they should.
Wow Ellie! So good. Thank you.