The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it has closed its investigation into the loss of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 and accepted the company’s corrective actions, clearing the way for the next test mission under SpaceX’s existing license. The agency’s oversight found the May failure stemmed from a fuel-system component and confirmed there were no public injuries or damage to property. With the regulatory hurdle removed, SpaceX is authorised to proceed with Starship Flight 10, targeted for no earlier than 22 August from the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Ship 37 and its matching Super Heavy Booster 16 have completed pre-launch tests, and the mission aims to demonstrate a full booster fly-back and catch by the launch-tower arms to advance the vehicle’s reusability profile. Ahead of the flight, SpaceX has unveiled redesigned grid fins for the Super Heavy stage. The new three-fin configuration provides about 50 percent more surface area than the previous four-fin set, offering greater aerodynamic control while lowering thermal loads during stage separation and descent. The FAA decision enables SpaceX to resume its rapid test cadence, a critical step toward deploying Starship for commercial satellite launches and for NASA’s Artemis programme, which plans to use a lunar-adapted Starship variant to land astronauts on the Moon later this decade.