WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it would oversee an investigation of Elon Musk's SpaceX into an explosive Starship test flight the previous day that forced airlines to divert dozens of flights to avoid the wreckage.
“There are no reports of injuries to the public and the FAA is working with SpaceX and the appropriate authorities to confirm reports of damage to public property in Turks and Caicos,” said the FAA, which oversees private rocket launch activity.
An upgraded version of SpaceX's spacecraft exploded in space about eight minutes into the Texas-based company's seventh flight test on Thursday, sending a field of debris across the sky over Turks and Caicos.
