Spouse follows SpaceX closely. Told me Elon bought 2 floating oil rigs in international waters so he can launch from the rigs without the FAA interfering.
Well, the launch site is literally 2 feet from Mexico. If Elon is having problems with the FFA like that, he could probably make an easy deal to build a pad across the border.
I think he's buying the platforms because he has to evacuate an entire town each launch. That's probably a bigger pain in the ass than Jewish bureaucrats in the FAA.
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