The FAA on Wednesday ordered SpaceX to investigate why a Super Heavy booster for its Starship rocket system failed during a test flight Friday.

A closeup shot of SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster, tail number Booster 19, during the initial moments of ascent on the Starship Flight 12 mission on May 22, 2026. Image: SpaceX

Starship is grounded until SpaceX finds out why the first V3 booster failed during its first test flight.

WASHINGTON, May 27 : The Federal Aviation Administration ordered SpaceX to investigate why its Starship booster suffered a mishap and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during a test…

"A return to flight of the Starship-Super Heavy vehicle is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the mishap does not affect public safety."

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered SpaceX to investigate why its Starship booster crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during a test flight last week.

SpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week's test flight

The FAA on Wednesday ordered SpaceX to investigate why a Super Heavy booster for its Starship rocket system failed during a test flight Friday.

Decisão foi tomada após primeiro estágio da nave cair bruscamente ao retornar para a atmosfera. Lançamento só serão retomados após investigações serem concluídas.

The FAA will require SpaceX to complete an investigation into its latest Starship test flight before allowing the vehicle to fly again.

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The agency declared last week's test flight a mishap and will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation before allowing the rocket to fly again

Beim Erstflug des Starship V3 kam es zu einem Triebwerksproblem beim Booster Super Heavy. Die US-Luftfahrtbehörde FAA verlangt eine Aufklärung der Ursache.