WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration stated on Friday it should oversee an investigation by Elon Musk’s SpaceX into an explosive Starship take a look at flight the day gone by that pressured airways to divert dozens of flights to keep away from particles.
“There are no reports of public injury, and the FAA is working with SpaceX and appropriate authorities to confirm reports of public property damage on Turks and Caicos,” stated the FAA, which oversees non-public rocket launch exercise.
An upgraded model of SpaceX’s Starship exploded in area roughly eight minutes into the corporate’s seventh flight take a look at from Texas on Thursday, sending fields of particles streaking throughout the sky over the Turks and Caicos.
