The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering SpaceX to conduct a mishap investigation into what caused the company’s Starship rocket to explode mid-flight on January 16. Until the FAA approves SpaceX’s investigation reported, the company won’t be allowed to proceed with future Starship missions.
SpaceX’s launch seemed to be going as planned prior to the explosion. Starship successfully made it off the launch pad and SpaceX was even able to catch the ship’s boosters. But then, only eight and a half minutes after taking off, the Starship spacecraft exploded, according to
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