SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit But Misses Key Targets
Vehicle travels further than it did on its previous two missions but fails to make it back to Earth in one piece.
Vehicle travels further than it did on its previous two missions but fails to make it back to Earth in one piece.
FAA says back-to-back explosions on previous flights necessitate larger airspace closures.
Agency nearly doubles the aircraft hazard area after the massive rocket exploded on back-to-back test flights in January and March.
Hulking spacecraft nears a return to action, the SpaceX CEO says.
Investigation into second recent SpaceX rocket explosion still underway.
Massive spacecraft diverts, reroutes, and delays flights in Florida and reportedly as far north as Pennsylvania.
Company announces it is building new production and launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center.
To make the move within an open investigation, the agency had to have determined Starship’s explosion did not jeopardize safety.
FAA is preparing for the eighth test flight of the Starship rocket as it contemplates handing over a Verizon contract to Starlink.
Largest rocket to ever fly could soon return to the skies, though the agency says a SpaceX-led investigation following the previous test flight remains open.