The device exploded when it touched the ground on the runway after a controlled descent.
The authorities have opened a formal investigation after the first flight attempt to test a prototype of the SpaceX Starship ship, which exploded in the past with the intention of failing to launch, violating the terms of the launch of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, by its English records), informs The Verge, citing two people familiar with the matter.
The FAA, which oversees security on earth and expands the licenses for private launches, indicates that it evaluates the additional proportions provided by SpaceX as part of the company’s solicitation to modify its launches.
“Although we recognize the importance of advancing rapidly in order to promote crime and innovation in commercial space, the FAA does not compromise its responsibility to protect public safety. FAA spokesman Steve Kulm.
It is reported that, in addition to the failed acquisition, the investigation is also taking place in the negative of SpaceX to obtain the terms of the FAA authorized, although it is not clear which part of the flight will prove to be an infringement of the license FAA.
Disappointed that the new test of the interplanetary reusable Starship vehicle, scheduled for January 28, will be canceled due to the FAA not finalizing the revision of the license, Elon Musk tuiteó that “the FAA’s special division has a fundamentally rotating regulatory structure”. “Their norms are based on a number of precedents being launched over the years by a number of governmental installations. Under these rules, humanity will never go to Marte,” he argued.
The Starship hubs are designed with the transport of cars and people to Luna and Marta. Each series has a capacity of more than 100 tons and 100 passengers a week, according to the company.