Could you shoot me a link then? I haven’t seen it. I’ve heard the opposite, in fact. Namely that SpaceX’s insurer was pissed that they decided to start loading payloads before testing to slim the prep time. Sounds to me like they specifically negotiated insurance for such a case early this year.

I’m seeing that launch…

Where did you read that? It’s almost always the payload that is insured not the launch event. More LV’s are lost on the ground than in the air. Unless Facebook was playing absurdly fast and loose with their insurance (Which may well be the case, but I’ve seen no evidence of it) then It’s safe to assume that they were,…

About 20, actually.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite…

Behold the power of Dyson marketing.

Cutting plastic with rotary tools is kind of a pain in the ass because of how the plastic melts while you’re doing it. I’m kind of not surprised that he skipped over all of that.