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Why SpaceX Was Cleared for 10th Starship Launch After Recent Explosions
The FAA ended its probe into Starship Flight 9 failure caused by a fuel component issue, clearing SpaceX to proceed with Flight 10 from Texas as early as Aug. 24.
- On Aug. 24, SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 10 after the FAA closed its review of the Flight 9 mishap and cleared the mission.
- Last week, the FAA closed its investigation into Flight 9, which lost the upper stage over the Indian Ocean and marked the first reuse of a Super Heavy booster.
- According to the mishap report, SpaceX identified a fuel component failure, an “energetic event” at about 3,200 feet, and a higher angle of attack.
- The FAA accepted SpaceX-led investigation findings, identified corrective actions, and this year expanded SpaceX’s flight license to 25 missions.
- This coming week, SpaceX plans Starship Flight 10, attempting payload deployment, relight of a Raptor engine, and a Gulf splashdown in support of NASA’s Artemis III.
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FAA clears SpaceX for Starship Flight 10 after probe into Flight 9 mishap
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed its review of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 mishap, clearing the way for the next launch attempt as soon as August 24. Flight 9 ended with the loss of both the Super Heavy booster and the upper stage, but regulators accepted SpaceX’s findings that a fuel component failure was the root cause. No public safety concerns were reported from the incident. Starship recovery lessons SpaceX noted that Flight 9…
Feds close SpaceX Starship probe
ORLANDO , Fla. — SpaceX has had a tough year with its Starship program, but the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the path for the next-generation rocket’s 10th suborbital launch attempt as early as next weekend. The FAA late last week closed investigations into mishaps suffered on the ninth launch in May that saw the Super Heavy booster, the first ever flown for a second time, get destroyed on its reentry attempt while the upper stage…
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