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(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it has closed its “mishap” investigation into the April SpaceX Starship test flight that ended after the rocket exploded over the Gulf of Mexico. But the regulatory agency still hasn’t given the green light for the next launch. The FAA says the investigation “cites multiple root causes” and “63 corrective actions SpaceX must take to prevent mishap re

(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it has closed its “mishap” investigation into the April SpaceX Starship test flight that ended after the rocket exploded over the Gulf

The most powerful rocket ever built, SpaceX’s Starship, is ready for its second test flight. But the federal government still hasn’t given the green light.

(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it has closed its “mishap” investigation into the April SpaceX Starship test flight that ended after the rocket exploded over the Gulf of Mexico. But the regulatory agency still hasn’t given the green light for the next launch. The FAA says the investigation “cites multiple root causes” and “63 corrective actions SpaceX must take to prevent mishap re

(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it has closed its “mishap” investigation into the April SpaceX Starship test flight that ended after the rocket exploded over the Gulf

The FAA says the investigation “cites multiple root causes” and “63 corrective actions SpaceX must take to prevent mishap reoccurrence."

According to a senior NASA official, the agencys goal of returning astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years may be delayed yet again due to the Federal Aviation Administrations investigation into the midair explosion of a SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy on April 20.

Earlier in a tweet, Elon Musk said the Starship test flight is in the next six to eight weeks

"What really makes me worried is that I think it shows where the heart of the agency is."

It was all great fun watching SpaceX's first orbital test flight of their flagship Starship spacecraft tumble out of the sky in a great fireball. Bu...