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FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX’s latest out-of-control Starship flight
The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into the out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX.
SpaceX loses contact with its Starship on 9th test flight after last 2 went down in flames
After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but ...
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FAA requires SpaceX to investigate Starship Flight 9 mishap
SpaceX must figure out what happened on Flight 9 of its Starship megarocket, during which the vehicle's second stage made an ...
In 9th flight test, SpaceX's Starship experiences 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'
After launch, an apparent propellant leak entered its suborbital trajectory left Starship spinning and mission control unable ...
SpaceX may have solved one problem only to find more on latest Starship flight
Although the flight did not end as well as SpaceX officials hoped, the company made some tangible progress Tuesday. Most ...
Starship flight 9: Here's what happened during SpaceX's latest test of mega rocket
SpaceX launched Starship Tuesday, May 27 on its first test flight since March. This time, the vehicle further than the ...
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SpaceX's Ninth Starship Test Flight Delivers Mixed Results
The largest, most powerful launch vehicle ever built is meant to be a key part of SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars—and ...
SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 ends in failure after booster loss: 'Success comes from what we learn'
SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 fails after a booster loss and payload door malfunction, with the spacecraft falling into the ...
SpaceX Starship failure casts further doubt on NASA’s moon landing timeline
The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, ...