FAA Orders SpaceX Investigation

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FAA orders investigation after SpaceX Starship breaks up and showers debris

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FAA orders SpaceX to carry out a formal investigation into the loss of a rocket during a test flight Thursday .

SpaceX says initial data indicated a fire broke out in the rear part of the Starship , triggering the vehicle's destruction.

The Super Heavy-Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built, with both stages designed to fly themselves to rocket-powered landings for rapid refurbishment and re-launch, a key element in the company's drive to lower launch costs.

Astronauts launched by NASA 's Space Launch System rocket then will rendezvous with the Starship in lunar orbit and then descend to the surface. NASA 's contract requires one unpiloted lunar landing test flight before astronauts can be cleared to ride one down to the surface. The ongoing test program will determine when that might be possible..

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