{"id":21895,"date":"2023-09-10T23:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/faa-closes-investigation-into-april-starship-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T23:17:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:17:01","slug":"faa-closes-investigation-into-april-starship-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/faa-closes-investigation-into-april-starship-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA closes investigation into April Starship launch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FAA signs off on SpaceX\u2019s mitigation plan<\/h2>\n

On Friday the FAA announced it closed out the mishap investigation of SpaceX\u2019s first launch of its Starship rocket. The FAA looked over SpaceX\u2019s report of its findings after the semi-failed launch and with some insight accepted the companies mitigation plan. SpaceX posted a rare update on its website detailing some of its findings and changes to the rocket.<\/p>\n

The mitigation plan given to the FAA by SpaceX gave 63 corrective actions that will have to be closed out before Starship could launch again. Some of those actions included redesigns of the rocket and launch pad, additional design reviews, and additional testing on Starship\u2019s automatic flight termination system.<\/p>\n

This comes just days after the second Starship rocket was assembled down in Starbase, Texas, SpaceX\u2019s home to Starship development. The launch provider\u2019s founder, Elon Musk, shared after the successful stacking that \u201cStarship is ready to launch.\u201d However that isn\u2019t the case just yet.<\/p>\n

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