Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
The two liftoffs came about 24 hours after a Saturday morning Falcon 9 launch, which was the vehicle'sSunday's first launch occurred at 1:09 a.m. EDT , when a Falcon 9 topped with 23 Starlink satellites lifted off fromStarlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
Then, at 5:22 a.m. EDT , the company sent a Falcon 9 up from California's. The rockets' first stages aced their landings on ships at sea, and their upper stages deployed the Starlink satellites intoContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsThe first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits on the deck of a ship shortly after launching 21 Starlink satellites from California on July 28, 2024.
Rare SpaceX rocket failure shows exactly why NASA wants 2 commercial options to fly astronauts to ISS— occurred when the upper stage sprang a leak of liquid oxygen, which prevented it from performing a planned orbit-raising burn. The rocket's payload, 20 Starlink satellites, were deployed too low as a result.to a crack in a line for a pressure sensor in the liquid-oxygen system. And the company has taken measures to prevent the problem from happening again.
"For near-term Falcon launches, the failed sense line and sensor on the second-stage engine will be removed," SpaceX wrote in an ."The sensor is not used by the flight safety system and can be covered by alternate sensors already present on the engine."to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: and joined the team in 2010.
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