The eighth test flight of the US "Starship" failed due to a hardware failure of the "Raptor" engine
2025-06-13 06:28:03

On the 12th local time, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States stated that the investigation into the eighth test flight accident of the "Starship" spacecraft of the Space Exploration Technology Company (SpaceX) has been completed, and there are currently no reports of public casualties or public property losses. The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States accepted the results of the investigation led by SpaceX. The investigation found that the root cause of the crash of the "Starship" spacecraft was a hardware failure of one of the "Raptor" engines. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has confirmed that SpaceX has taken corrective measures before the ninth test flight mission of the "Starship".
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