Following an incident involving the Falcon 9 booster, the Federal Aviation Administration has grounded SpaceX launches.
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded all SpaceX launches after a Falcon 9 booster collapsed into flames upon landing early Wednesday morning.The Falcon 9, which took off the coast of Florida from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, was launched as part of a mission to deliver more satellites for SpaceX's Starlink constellation, which provides internet from orbit.
mission scheduled for late next month involving two astronauts who previously flew aboard Boeing's new Starliner capsule. has deemed the Starliner unsafe for their return, adding urgency to the upcoming SpaceX mission.Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who spent the entire summer in space, were initially scheduled to return to Earth on June 14. However, their mission faced a critical setback when the capsule developed leaks and some of its thrusters malfunctioned. As ground teams work to identify the cause of these issues, their homecoming has been repeatedly delayed.
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