FAA Closes SpaceX Starship Mishap Investigation
Sep 8, 2023 · The FAA final report cites multiple root causes and 63 corrective actions for the April 20, 2023, mishap that destroyed the Starship Super Heavy rocket. SpaceX must implement the actions and apply for a license modification before resuming launches at Boca Chica.
Although it’s not final, SpaceX just got good news from the FAA …
Jul 29, 2024 · The FAA is inclined to grant SpaceX permission for up to 25 annual Starship flights and 50 landings from Starbase, as well as more powerful variants of the rocket. The environmental assessment...
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster in dramatic landing ... - NBC News
Oct 13, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration issued SpaceX with a license to launch Starship’s fifth flight on Saturday, sooner than the regulator previously estimated. But the company wanted to launch...
FAA closes investigation into second Starship test flight
Feb 27, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has closed its investigation into the second Starship/Super Heavy launch in November, bringing SpaceX a step closer to launching its third test...
FAA closes investigation into 2nd flight of SpaceX's Starship ...
Feb 26, 2024 · The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed the investigation into the second flight of SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle, the agency announced this afternoon (Feb. 26). That test...
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Launch and Landing
Oct 13, 2024 · The upper-stage Starship vehicle, stacked on top of the first stage, known as the Super Heavy booster, will be capable of carrying more than 100 metric tons to orbit. People watching the launch...
FAA wraps up safety review of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket
Oct 31, 2023 · The FAA has assessed the risks of SpaceX's Starship launch for public health and property, but still needs to finish the environmental review before issuing a license. Starship is the biggest...
SpaceX gets approval for Starship launch amid standoff with FAA
Oct 13, 2024 · SpaceX has previously run afoul of the FAA in Starship testing. Notably, the company launched a 2020 test flight of a prototype rocket, called Starship SN8, without obtaining prior approval from ...
FAA completes investigation into SpaceX’s second fiery Starship …
Feb 26, 2024 · The Starship upper stage met its own end around seven minutes into the flight, when a propellant leak started a fire that severed communication between the spacecraft’s onboard computers.
SpaceX discloses cause of Starship anomalies as it clears an FAA …
Feb 26, 2024 · The FAA has closed its investigation of the November 18 Starship launch that ended with both stages being lost in flight. SpaceX identified filter blockage, leak, and vent issues as the root...