Regulators are investigating reports of property dam...“SpaceX will lead the investigation, as the company confirmed yesterday.”Oh yes, let the inmates run the asylum why don’t we.
Personally I feel that Trusk needs to reimburse all those people with property damage AND pay for anything related to flight delays, missed connections, etc. He caused it, give him the bills!
Plus a “rapid unscheduled disassemblies” ? Please your giant boytoy penis fucking EXPLODED!! Stop with this unscheduled disassembly bullshit
Trusk - I love this. Sounds like the perfect name for the person who apparently can't handle the cold. 
As much as I believe Starship/SH is little more than Musk's ego talking, asking the launch operator (SpaceX) to "lead" the investigation is actually FAA SOP, as they generally have the required expertise (+data access). However, the FAA retains oversight & authority, leaning on other organisations (in this case, UKSA) to provide additional expertise/insight.
Teeg: yeah I thought it was the perfect blend of names for those two giant manbabies
Inara_Pey: ok, understandable but from what I read (maybe I’m wrong too) the FAA wasn’t doing much oversight. They were just going to “issue a list of corrective actions” after the investigation. Plus sometimes those investigations take years.
It's complicated. FAA oversees commercial launch activities, but does not have the expertise or resources to conduct investigations itself. It therefore relies on the launch operator to "lead", - provide data and information (Blue Origin, for example are "leading" the investigation into the loss of their New Glenn first stage) ... /1
The FAA requires he investigation to provide all relevant data and information, together with recommendations / suggestions / information on corrective actions. These are then reviewed outside of the launch operator, and a final list of requirements drawn-up ... /2
These requirements must then be implemented and reviewed / "signed-off" prior to a resumption of flight operations.
How long an investigation takes depends on factors such as the severity of the "mishap" (to use FAA terms), the damage done, the risk to life, etc. Some investigations can be weeks / months; other can indeed by one or more years in duration.
I'd also note this is only for commercial launch operations; those involving NASA are altogether different.
In terms of IFT-7, there are some serious questions to be asked in terms of using Boca Chica - the flightpath carries the vehicles over the Greater Antilles, presenting a genuine risk of debris falling on populated areas, as indicated by this incident.