The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is optimistic that SpaceX’s Starship could blast off from Texas again as soon as next month.
“We’re working well with them and have been in good discussions,” interim FAA Administrator Polly Trottenberg told reporters Wednesday, according to Reuters.
The FAA said Friday it had closed its investigation into the “mishap” ending of Starship’s first orbital flight attempt on April 20. That test ended with the vehicle being intentionally destroyed after the first stage Super Heavy booster failed to separate from the main Starship itself.
The agency that oversees commercial spaceflight in the US sent a letter to SpaceX outlining a list of 63 corrective actions to be taken before a launch license will be issued for the next Starship orbital flight attempt.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says most of those changes are done and he’s ready to blast off.
