Enlarge / Starship launches on its second flight on November 18, 2023. (credit score: SpaceX)
A bit of greater than three months after the newest launch of a Starship car, which ended with each the booster and higher stage being misplaced in flight, the Federal Aviation Administration has closed its investigation of the mishap.
“SpaceX recognized, and the FAA accepts, the foundation causes and 17 corrective actions documented in SpaceX’s mishap report,” the federal company stated in a press release issued Monday. “Previous to the following launch, SpaceX should implement all corrective actions and obtain a license modification from the FAA that addresses all security, environmental and different relevant regulatory necessities.”
SpaceX should nonetheless submit further info to the FAA, which is accountable for the security of individuals and property on the bottom, earlier than the company completes its overview of an software to launch Starship for a 3rd time. The administrator for Industrial Area Transportation on the Federal Aviation Administration, Kelvin Coleman, stated final week that early- to mid-March is an affordable timeline for the regulatory course of to conclude.
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