SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again after its debut ended in an explosion, U.S. federal regulators said Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it has closed its investigation into SpaceX’s failed debut of Starship, the world’s biggest rocket. The agency is requiring SpaceX to take 63 corrective actions and to apply for a modified FAA licence before launching again.
FAA officials said multiple problems led to the April launch explosion, which sent pieces of concrete and metal hurtling for thousands of metres, and created a plume of pulverized concrete that spread for
