FAA grounds Space X’s Falcon 9 after rocket failed an attempt to land back on Earth
The two astronauts stuck in space for nearly 90 days on Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft could face further delays after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets due to help bring them back to Earth were abruptly grounded this week.
It wasn’t immediately clear how the Falcon 9 rocket’s latest grounding would affect the timing of that NASA rescue mission. The Polaris mission had been due to launch this week but was plagued by a launchpad hitch — and then delayed again over bad weather.
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