Key facts
- The FAA has closed its investigation into a SpaceX Starship booster failure during a May test flight.
- The investigation cited a failure of a fuel component as the probable root cause for the loss of the Starship vehicle.
- SpaceX has identified corrective actions to prevent a reoccurrence of the event.
- SpaceX plans to launch the next Starship test flight from Texas as early as August 24.
- The company stated it would change the angle on return flights to put less pressure on the booster.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed its investigation into a SpaceX Starship booster's failure during a May test flight, clearing the way for the company's next launch from Texas as early as this week. The FAA accepted SpaceX's findings that a fuel component failure was the probable root cause for the loss of the Starship vehicle.