US Agency ends one of the Spacex Starship investigations

The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) reported on Monday (31) that ended an analysis of a test of Spacex’s rocket Starship, which exploded in January.

Another investigation into a rocket explosion In March it is still open.

The last two Starship test flights, a 122 -meter -high rocket system crucial in Elon Musk’s plan to colonize Mars, ended in explosions during similar flight phases.

Failures represent a new setback to Spacex’s main development program at a time when Musk presses for faster progress.

The FAA, which supervises US launch security issues, allowed Spacex to launch the eighth Starship test flight while analyzing the previous test failure.

The agency pointed out that Spacex has ensured that it has taken 11 corrective measures.

On Monday, the agency ended the investigation into the seventh Starship test, but kept open the investigation over a subsequent failure, adding that the rocket cannot fly again until it is considered enough for the population.

This content was originally published in a US agency ends one of the SPACEX Starship investigations on CNN Brazil.

Source: CNN Brasil

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