The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will oversee an investigation by Elon Musk's SpaceX into an explosive Starship test flight the previous day that forced airlines to divert dozens of flights to avoid debris.
No injuries have been reported from falling debris after SpaceX's Starship exploded in the sky over the Bahamas. However, the FAA has halted further test flights while it investigates.
The FAA said that there has been no reports of injuries related to falling debris, but some public property in Turks and Caicos were reportedly damaged.
A fire in the aft section of SpaceX's Starship trigged the apparent explosion that destroyed the spacecraft, the company says.
After SpaceX’s Starship exploded over Turks and Caicos on Thursday, the FAA launched an investigation, demanding answers into the mishap.
The FAA grounded SpaceX’s Starship pending an investigation into the failure that caused the rocket to break apart midflight after launching on Thursday.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a United Airlines flight and a Delta Airlines flight had a near-collision over Phoenix on Saturday.
The FAA is requiring an investigation after a SpaceX Starship rocket exploded yesterday eight and a half minutes into the company’s seventh flight test of the upgraded vehicle.
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, passed by Congress last May, directs the FAA to collaborate with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) on a 12-month-long study focused on frequently sweltering cabin conditions.
An 80-year-old pilot survived a plane crash with minor injuries after his Luscombe 8A single-engine aircraft crashed into trees in Papillion Monday evening.
A pilot and his passenger were not injured when a plane crashed in Plainview Thursday night while attempting to make an emergency landing.