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  • AxtremusA Offline
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    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/victory-for-elon-musk-us-labor-board-abandons-authority-over-spacex/

    SpaceX has been classified as a "common carrier by air." Space travel for the masses, here we come!

    I suppose most people think of SpaceX as a technology/manufacturing company more than a service company. Using airline analogy, most people is more likely to compare SpaceX to Boeing rather than American Airlines. Still, it's undeniable that SpaceX operates a service, so I suppose it is justifiable that it be classified as a "common carrier." The laws as exist today don't quite cover a company like SpaceX that is akin to Boeing and American Airlines combined. The R&D employees is being asked to suck it up and be regulated like American Airlines employees rather than like Boeing employees.

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      No time to read the article but the concern is giving Xai preferential treatment for data center infrastructure in space. Like the railroads in the 19th century we try to avoid companies using a dominant position in one industry to dominate unrelated industries.

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