SpaceX Is in Big Trouble With the FAA After Starship Explosion

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SpaceX Is in Big Trouble With the FAA After Starship Explosion
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Starship is officially grounded.

that live in the area.that "the possibility of a widely dispersed plume of emissions was not disclosed by the FAA or SpaceX, during the initial environmental permitting and approval process.CNBC

in a statement that it will first have to confirm that "any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety" before Starship can fly again. SpaceX will also have to complete additional "environmental mitigations" before a second launch attempt, due to "debris entering adjacent properties."" that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk estimated in a tweet following last week's attempt.

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