SpaceX by Elon Musk is said to breach its authorization for the Explosive Starship Test

SpaceX’s first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, which crashed last month while trying to land after an apparently successful test launch, violated the terms of its Federal Aviation Administration Test License, Verge announced on Friday, citing sources.

The investigation was conducted that week, based on the explosive landing and the failure of SpaceX to comply with the terms of what the US FAA had approved, Verge said.

SpaceX did not respond immediately to a request for feedback.

The Starship rocket lost in the crash was a 16-storey concept for the heavy-lift launch vehicle designed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space corporation to transport astronauts and 100 tons of cargo on potential flights to the Moon and Mars.

The self-guided rocket blew up when it touched down on the landing pad after a controlled descent. The test flight was expected to achieve an altitude of 41,000 feet, powered for the first time by three of SpaceX’s recently built Raptor engines.

But the organization did not know why the rocket had flown too far.

The US FAA reported that it will review the additional details submitted by SpaceX as part of its proposal to amend its launch license.

“We will approve the modification only after we are satisfied that SpaceX has taken the necessary steps to comply with regulatory requirements,” it said in a statement.