Jetzt also auch noch politische Probleme:
Although NASA has stood by SpaceX after the accident, there are hints of future political problems. One of the sharpest critics of SpaceX, Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, said Wednesday that NASA should conduct an independent investigation of the accident. He appeared unhappy with NASA's decision to conduct a side-by-side investigation with SpaceX.
Shelby ist der Vorsitzender des Senatskommittees, welches das NASA Budget kontrolliert.
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told Shelby the agency, which has contracted its mission to resume carrying US astronauts to the International Space Station to Elon Musk's SpaceX and Boeing, would be carrying out a joint investigation with SpaceX.
Also, Bridenstine berichtet dem Senator, dass die NASA den Unfall zusammen mit SpaceX untersuchen wird, aber genau das missfällt dem Senator:
"Can you be independent, and reach independent conclusions, if you're doing something jointly with somebody?" he asked during a Senate committee hearing. "That's not the norm, I think, and it's something we'll check out."