SpaceX Engineers Join FAA, Raising Safety Concerns

WIRED reports that several SpaceX engineers have been appointed as senior advisors to the acting FAA administrator. This move follows the recent layoff of hundreds of FAA probationary employees and the deadliest month for US aviation accidents in over a decade. While the Department of Transportation Secretary claims it's a routine tour, sources say the SpaceX engineers were hired under a special authority and weren't fully vetted before starting. The four engineers have backgrounds in software and data engineering, but their appointment raises questions about safety and potential conflicts of interest.