{"id":2026657,"date":"2023-09-09T09:50:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T13:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-cant-launch-its-giant-rocket-again-until-fixes-are-made-faa-says\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T09:53:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T13:53:08","slug":"spacex-cant-launch-its-giant-rocket-again-until-fixes-are-made-faa-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-cant-launch-its-giant-rocket-again-until-fixes-are-made-faa-says\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA: SpaceX Must Fix Issues Before Next Rocket Launch."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspacex-cant-launch-its-giant-rocket-again-until-fixes-are-made-faa-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>SpaceX Faces Regulatory Hurdles Before Next Rocket Launch<\/h2>\n<p>The Federal\u200b Aviation\u200b Administration (FAA) has announced \u2063that \u200bSpaceX must \u2062complete several steps before it can launch its mega rocket again following its explosive debut. The FAA has concluded its \u200binvestigation into the failed\u200b launch of Starship, the world&#8217;s largest rocket, and has \u200doutlined 63 corrective actions that\u200d SpaceX \u2063must take. Additionally, the \u200bcompany is required to apply\u200b for a modified FAA license prior to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greenfinger-environmentalist-seeking-to-cool-planet-by-polluting-stratosphere-likened-to-bond-villain\/\" title=\"\u2018Greenfinger\u2019: An Environmentalist Wants To Cool The Planet By Polluting Stratosphere Similar to Bond Villain\">future launches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA revealed that multiple issues contributed to the explosion during the April\u200b launch. The explosion resulted in \u2063concrete and metal debris being propelled thousands of feet into the air, while a plume of pulverized concrete spread for miles around.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/science\/4-astronauts-return-to-earth-in-spacex-capsule-to-wrap-up-six-month-station-mission-5485884\">4 Astronauts \u2063Return to\u2064 Earth \u2064in SpaceX Capsule to Wrap\u2064 up 6-Month Station Mission<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/4\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/spacex-launches-satellites-for-u-s-space-development-agency-5484208\">SpaceX Launches Satellites for US Space Development Agency<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/2\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the\u200c incident, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made improvements to the 394-foot rocket and reinforced the launch pad. The redesigned pad now houses a new Starship, ready for liftoff. However, this time it\u2063 will \u200bfly \u200bempty, just as it did during \u2063the initial test\u200c flight.<\/p>\n<p>During \u200dthe first test flight, the rocketship lost control \u2063shortly after liftoff and had to be destroyed. The\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-grounds-worlds-biggest-rocket-elon-musk-ordered-to-complete-corrective-actions\/\" title=\"FAA halts largest rocket, Elon Musk instructed to take corrective measures.\">wreckage ultimately crashed<\/a> into the Gulf of Mexico. SpaceX attributed\u2063 the \u200dloss of control to\u2064 fuel leaks during ascent, which caused fires at the rocket&#8217;s\u200b tail, resulting in a disconnection \u2062from the main flight\u200d computer.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-cant-launch-its-giant-rocket-again-until-fixes-are-made-faa-says\/\" title=\"FAA: SpaceX Must Fix Issues Before Next Rocket Launch.\">failed launch provided valuable lessons<\/a> for future endeavors. NASA has plans to utilize Starship for moon landings in the coming years, while Musk&#8217;s ultimate ambition is to develop a fleet of Starships for transporting people\u2064 and supplies to \u2062Mars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>By Marcia Dunn<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.\u2014SpaceX faces a series of steps before relaunching its mega rocket after a failed debut, according to federal regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration concluded its investigation into the explosion of Starship, the world&#8217;s largest rocket, and has mandated 63 corrective measures for SpaceX to implement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2026659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}