mishap investigation

Company must now complete a mishap investigation or receive an FAA return to flight determination.

Company shares findings from investigations into anomalies both in flight and on test stand.

Rocket’s upper stage was lost for the third consecutive test flight.

Launch provider says a nozzle extension on the upper engine was lost during stage separation, preventing the rocket from reaching orbit.

Investigation into second recent SpaceX rocket explosion still underway.

To make the move within an open investigation, the agency had to have determined Starship’s explosion did not jeopardize safety.

The FAA opens a mishap investigation into the company’s workhorse booster after it tipped over while attempting to land on a droneship.

The FAA begins a third mishap investigation into SpaceX’s Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster, which were lost during a test Thursday.

The agency had grounded Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket, which it uses to bring paying customers to the edge of the atmosphere.