Failure has become rare, but the FAA needs to look into it regardless
The Falcon 9 first stage, which had performed a record-breaking 23 flights, made what appeared to be a hard landing on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, toppled over, and exploded. The incident marked the end of a streak of successful landings for the Falcon 9 first stage stretching back to 2021., which sent 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct-to-Cell capabilities, into low-Earth orbit, was otherwise successful.
Unsurprisingly, the US Federal Aviation Administration is keen to take a closer look. While there were no reported injuries or damage to public property, the agency":"We are working as hard as we can to thoroughly understand root cause and get corrective actions in place ASAP. One thing we do know, though, is this was purely a recovery issue and posed no threat to primary mission or public safety.
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