SpaceX Yet To Submit Final Starship Launch Test Report To FAA – Report

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After a fiery end to the first Starship test flight in April, SpaceX has not submitted an accident report to the FAA. The report is necessary as part of the agency's process to determine if any systems, procedures or other aspects of the Starship launch program that led to damage to the pad are suitable for an orbital launch. An FAA spokesperson shared these details with San Antonio Express-News and added that "actions taken by SpaceX will dictate the timeline." An approval from the FAA, especially since both the agency and SpaceX are facing a lawsuit from nonprofits, will determine when the firm can launch the rocket again.

SpaceX has been developing the Starship rocket for five years now, and in this time, it has come from flying a 65 feet tall test article to launching a 300 feet tall rocket. Eight Starship rockets have flown since then, with most tests flying and sometimes landing the second stage Starship rocket. However, the centerpiece, or the most important portion of the rocket, its huge Super Heavy booster, has only flown once in April, where it successfully flew to the point of stage separation - leaving the window open for speculation that the first stage might even have landed had the second stage successfully separated during SpaceX's Starship test flight in April this year.

SpaceX has started the initial phase of tests for the second Starship orbital flight attempt after repairing the pad. The firm has also received communications authority from the FCC for testing. However, according to the FAA spokesperson quoted by Express-News, the agency has not received an accident