FAA, SpaceX and Starship

SpaceX Starship’s Explosion Sparks FAA Investigation and Reports of Property Damage
Debris from the rocket's upper stage may have caused property damage, prompting an investigation into Starship's "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
FAA orders investigation into SpaceX Starship failure
A fire in the aft section of SpaceX's Starship trigged the apparent explosion that destroyed the spacecraft, the company says.
FAA had to divert flights because of SpaceX Starship explosion
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told TechCrunch it had to "briefly" slow and divert a number of aircraft in the airspace near Puerto Rico, where
FAA investigating Starship debris reports
The FAA says it is investigating reports that debris from the failed Starship test flight landed, and caused property damage in, the Turks and Caicos.
FAA grounds SpaceX Starship launches after breakup in Texas
The Federal Aviation Administration has paused SpaceX's the launch of its Starship rocket as the U.S. agency oversees an investigation by the private company of the breakup after a test launch Thursday.
Despite midair explosion after launch, it’s not over for SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on X.
US grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery mid-air explosion
The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission.
US grounds SpaceX's Starship after test flight explosion
The US has grounded SpaceX's giant Starship rocket while an investigation is carried out into why one exploded during its latest test flight. The rocket's upper stage dramatically broke up and disintegrated over the Caribbean after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights to alter course to avoid falling debris.
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion
SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.
Incredible images show the moment SpaceX's Starship exploded
James Temple was "in the right place at the right time" to take these dramatic images of SpaceX's Starship's seventh flight test disintegrating above the Atlantic Ocean
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with nearly two dozen Starlink communication satellites into space early Tuesday from Florida.
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FAA will require SpaceX to investigate breakup of Starship rocket
SpaceX will not be permitted to launch another Starship until the FAA determines public safety won’t be affected. “Data review is already underway as we seek out root cause,” SpaceX said in ...
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FAA grounds SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn over mishaps
On Friday, the FAA issued a mishap investigation against SpaceX after the upper stage of the Starship lost communications and ...
FAA calls for mishap investigation after Starship explodes
The Federal Aviation Administration will require SpaceX to conduct a mishap investigation following the apparent midair explosion of Starship S33 during the company's seventh suborbital Starship test ...
Dell’s Latest Touchscreen Laptop Inspiron 15 Is Now 50% Off and Top-Rated With 4.7/5 on Amazon
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New Glenn Rockets Into Space, Landing Attempt Falters
Landing and reusing boosters are critical to reducing costs in the commercial space industry, a feat pioneered by SpaceX’s ...
Elon Musk keeps launching rockets — and that's causing trouble for airlines
The "rapid unscheduled disassembly" of Elon Musk's Starship sparked chaos as some airspace throughout the Caribbean was ...
President Trump: "American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars"
President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag ...
Starship faces more opposition — including from Hawaii — after last week's fiery breakup
Some Hawaiians don’t like the idea of SpaceX dropping Starship rockets in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the islands.