FAA Investigates Explosive Landing of SpaceX's Mars Starship Prototype
At a Glance The SN9 Starship prototype exploded when it crashed landed this past Tuesday in Boca Chica, Texas. Reports say the FAA also investigated an unauthorized test launch in December.SpaceX hopes to send humans to Mars in the Starship. The Federal Aviation Administration is overseeing an investigation into the crash of SpaceX's prototype Starship SN9 rocket this week. The rocket, a prototype of the ship Elon Musk's company hopes will one day carry people to Mars, was undergoing a...