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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Alejandra Martinez

SpaceX can’t launch another rocket until dozens of fixes are made, FAA says


The Federal Aviation Administration completed its investigation into SpaceX’s Starship rocket test launch that self-destructed in April above the Texas coast and sent debris and sand raining down over sensitive habitat and communities nearby.

The FAA said the company can’t begin launching again at Boca Chica in Cameron County, where the test launch took place, until it corrects “multiple root causes” that led to the structural failure of the launch pad deck foundation.

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