FAA stops all daytime rocket launches amid deepening US government shutdown crisis Interesting Engineering | November 07, 2025 | Aamir Khollam
Beginning next week, all daytime rocket launches in the United States will be grounded as the record-breaking federal government shutdown drags into its second month.
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The government is shut down? Why haven’t I noticed?
The government is shut down? Why haven’t I noticed?
Elon Musk: (among other private companies) “Watch my smoke Uncle Sam.” 🚀
if I wanna shoot off my rockets in the daytime goddamnit Imma gonna shoot them off!
Shoot off all of your rockets, baby
Explode into space
You’re a true nature’s child.
And I thought that missiles were the greater threat to air traffic…
Aren’t daytime rockets a bit easier for VFR than nighttime rockets…which haven’t been suspended?
Is the thought process here that it’s better if you don’t see it coming?
Like much in life.
“daytime rocket launches will be grounded”
Does that really make sense?
In my profession that can be easily solved with a spool of wire and a copper rod.