The second test flight of SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket spurred the same kind of investigation as the first. Starship lifted off from SpaceX’s base in South Texas on Saturday, November 18, and began a test mission that aims to send the spacecraft’s upper stage nearly around the Earth.

The goal was to land in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii approximately 90 minutes after launch. But Saturday’s flight ended in just eight minutes due to a “rapid and unplanned dismantling” of Starship’s upper stage. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) called the outcome unfortunate and will oversee an investigation into its causes.

“FAA will oversee the @SpaceX-led accident investigation to ensure SpaceX complies with the FAA-approved accident investigation plan and other regulatory requirements,” the agency tweeted via X on Saturday. There were no reports of injuries or damage to public property as a result of the flight, the FAA added in a separate statement.

The FAA also oversaw the investigation following Starship’s first test mission, which launched from Starbase on April 20. During this flight, the vehicle experienced some problems; For example, several of the Raptor’s 33 first-stage engines failed prematurely, and two of its stages (the super-heavy booster and the Starship upper stage) failed to separate as planned. As a result, SpaceX ordered the crashed vehicle to be detonated four minutes after launch.

The launch also damaged some of the Starbase’s infrastructure, creating a crater beneath the facility’s orbital launcher and showering the surrounding area with shards of concrete and other debris.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed its investigation into the crash on September 8, but other regulations still had to be checked before Starship could fly again. The agency finally issued a launch license on November 15 after a safety review and environmental assessment were completed.