The FAA said Friday that no injuries or public damage were reported.
The first-stage booster — recycled from an earlier flight — also burst apart while descending over the Gulf of Mexico. But that was the result of deliberately extreme testing approved by the FAA in advance.
All wreckage from both sections of the 403-foot (123-meter) rocket came down within the designated hazard zones, according to the FAA.
The FAA will oversee SpaceX's investigation, which is required before another Starship can launch.
CEO Elon Musk said he wants to pick up the pace of Starship test flights, with the ultimate goal of launching them to Mars. NASA needs Starship as the means of landing astronauts on the moon in the next few years.
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