Cracked line blamed for leak
SpaceX aims to resume launching the Falcon 9 rocket tomorrow after the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to let the company return to flight operations.:"After a comprehensive review, the FAA determined no public safety issues were involved in the anomaly that occurred during the SpaceX Starlink Group 9-3 launch on July 11.
"This line cracked due to fatigue caused by high loading from engine vibration and looseness in the clamp that normally constrains the line," according to SpaceX.Elon Musk to destroy the International Space Station – with NASA's approval, for a fee Even following the"hard start" and a loss of attitude control, the stage was still able to deploy the satellites and passivate itself.
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