SpaceX will pay nearly $200,000 in fines for violating space launch rules. In the summer of 2022, aerospace
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)requires companies involved in space launches to analyze the safety of rocket trajectories and the deployment of satellites in orbit. In the case of manned spacecraft, the probability of collision should be 1 in 1,000,000, and in the case of unmanned spacecraft - 1 in 100,000.
The report must be filed with the FAA no later thana week before the start. SpaceX did not provide an analysis before the Falcon 9 launch. The incident occurred on August 19, 2022. After an investigation, the company was fined $175,000. The maximum fine in such situations is $262,666. SpaceX does not comment on the story.