FAA says SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while probe underway

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during the Starlink Group 8-6 mission remains open, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday.

SpaceX made the return to flight request on Aug. 29 and the FAA gave approval on Aug. 30, the FAA said.



(Reporting by David Shepardson and Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese).