SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again after its debut ended in an explosion, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says.
Closing its investigation into April explosion, U.S. agency says corrective actions needed before any relaunchThe U.S. FAA said multiple problems led to the April launch explosion of SpaceX's Starship rocket, pictured here. It sent pieces of concrete and metal hurtling for thousands of metres, and created a plume of pulverized concrete that spread for kilometres around.
SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again after its debut ended in an explosion, U.S. federal regulators said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said it has closed its investigation into SpaceX's failed debut of Starship, the world's biggest rocket. The agency is requiring SpaceX to take 63 corrective actions and to apply for a modified FAA licence before launching again.
FAA officials said multiple problems led to the April launch explosion, which sent pieces of concrete and metal hurtling for thousands of metres, and created a plume of pulverized concrete that spread for kilometres around. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said in the accident's aftermath that he improved the 120-metre rocket and strengthened the launch pad.During the initial test flight, the rocket had to be destroyed after it tumbled out of control shortly after liftoff from Boca Chica, Texas. The wreckage crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
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