SpaceX has put Starship launches on hold while regulators investigate a mishap during last week’s test flight, according to multiple reports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday that the flight—lasting about an hour—experienced a mishap linked to the performance of Starship’s first-stage booster during descent. Reports describe that minutes after liftoff from Texas, the booster separated as planned, but engines shut down or failed as it returned to Earth. Instead of a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, the booster landed hard. The FAA reports there are no injuries or property damage. SpaceX continues the broader mission objectives by having the spacecraft travel around the world and release 20 mock satellites. The flight then ends as planned with a fiery splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The FAA will oversee the company’s investigation into the cause of the mishap. The 407-foot (124-metre) Starship rocket is SpaceX’s latest and largest Starship configuration. It is also tied to longer-term goals for crewed missions, including potential NASA work toward landing astronauts on the Moon later this decade.
SpaceX grounds Starship launches pending FAA probe after booster mishap
SpaceX has put Starship launches on hold while regulators investigate a mishap during last week’s test flight, according to multiple reports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday t...
- SpaceX pauses Starship launches pending an investigation into a test-flight mishap.
- The FAA says the mishap is related to first-stage booster performance during the flight.
- After booster separation from Texas, engines fail during return, leading to a hard landing instead of a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
- The FAA reports no injuries or property damage.
- The test flight releases 20 mock satellites and ends with a splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
SpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week's test flight.
2 months agoThe spacecraft continued around the world, releasing 20 mock satellites before ending the mission as planned with a fiery splashdown in the Indian Ocean
2 months agoSpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week's test flight. The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Wednesday that the hourlong spaceflight resulted in a mishap based on the performance of the mega rocket's first-stage booster. Minutes after Starship blasted off from Texas on Friday, the booster separated as normal but engines conked out as it made its way back to Earth. Instead of a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, the booster came in hard. There were no reports of injury or property damage, according to the FAA, which will oversee the company's investigation. The spacecraft continued around the world, releasing 20 mock satellites before ending the mission as planned with a fiery splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The 407-foot (124-metre) rocket is SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's biggest and most powerful Starship yet, designed to carry crews to Mars. NASA is looking for it to land astronauts on the moon as soon as 2028 and help build a lun
2 months agoCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week’s test flight.
2 months agoSpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week's test flight.
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