Complaints not only about the Starship design, but also about the launch pad
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published an analysis of the investigation following the first flight of the SpaceX Starship. The regulator has counted 63 problems that SpaceX must fix so that Starship can take off again.
“ There are 63 problems that urgently need to be corrected, including the ship’s hull and launch pad ,” the FAA report said.
The FAA said the completion of the accident investigation does not mean Starship launches can immediately resume. To comply with all regulatory requirements, SpaceX must correct the above issues and apply for approval for a second flight.
SpaceX needs to fix 63 problems to get the Starship spacecraft back in the air.
Interestingly, SpaceX also published material with its own investigation and analysis of the reasons that led to the premature termination of the Starship flight. The company pointed out that several rocket engines shut down during the flight, which led to the failure of the second stage separation, and a fuel leak in the tail of the rocket caused numerous fires inside, which affected the spacecraft’s computer system and made it impossible to control the engines – this and was the main cause of the rocket explosion.
SpaceX also said it has upgraded the rocket’s thrust vector control system. The company stressed that this update ” is not related to any issues discovered during the first flight tests .”
