“In his written statement, Gerstenmaier said that Starship has been ready to fly since mid-September and SpaceX is prepared to conduct the second integrated test flight “as soon as the end of this month,” but they have to wait until the regulatory process is concluded. … “These delays may seem small in the big scheme of things, but a continuous delay of each and every test flight just adds up and eventually, we’ll lose our lead and we’ll see China land on the Moon before we do,” Gerstenmaier said.”
They’re taking their time because last test you dumb fucks showered the area in concrete shrapnel.
No one cares about spaceX’s imaginary race with China to the moon.
… an area that had been cleared.
Congress does. That’s why they’re speaking about the things they do.