"The FAA conducted a comprehensive safety review of the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 mishap and determined that the company has satisfactorily addressed the causes of the mishap, and therefore, the Starship vehicle can return to flight," the agency said. "The FAA will verify SpaceX implements all corrective actions."

SpaceX is rewriting the rules of modern rocketry in 2025, clocking a launch every 2.27 days, while Starship inches closer to operational status with ambitious biweekly test flights.

Previously failed test flights resulted in Starship debris raining down over Turks and Caicos and parts of the Bahamas. Although SpaceX has said the debris has been limited to pre-planned Debris Response Areas, on multiple occasions the FAA has briefly slowed and diverted flights, and initiated full ground stops at several Florida airports.

The US Air Force is moving closer to authorizing SpaceX to move into one of the largest launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with plans to use the facility for up to 76 launches of the company's Starship rocket each year.

The first of two Environmental Impact Statements around SpaceX plans for Starship launch sites on Florida's Space Coast was released last week, and it lays out the company’s plans to fly as many as 76 times a year from Cape Canaveral Space Station.

Ready for liftoff! Spectators gather at the Cristo de Pescadores, or Christ of the Fishermen, statue at Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island as SpaceX's Starship 35 launches from Starbase, Texas, during the ninth test flight of Starship/Super Heavy on Tuesday,