Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is seeking to launch a number of Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Saturday after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) greenlit the resumption of actions for its Falcon 9 rocket which was grounded earlier this week.
What Occurred: The FAA stated in a press release on Friday that the Falcon 9 automobile could return to launch operations even because the investigation pertaining to the failed touchdown of a rocket booster throughout a latest Starlink mission continues.
The FAA grounded Falcon 9 on Wednesday after a rocket booster that supported a Starlink mission earlier within the day didn’t land upright on a droneship at sea and exploded upon returning to Earth. The FAA subsequently demanded an investigation and stated the return to flight of the Falcon 9 rocket could be based mostly on the company figuring out that the “anomaly” would not have an effect on public security.
Nonetheless, the company stated on Friday that SpaceX made a request to them to permit for the rocket to renew operations on Thursday and the FAA granted approval the subsequent day supplied that each one different license necessities are met. The investigation, nevertheless, stays open.
SpaceX is now seeking to launch 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida at 3:43 a.m. ET. The corporate can also be planning on one other Falcon 9 launch from California, it stated on social media platform X.
Why It Issues: The latest pause in operations for the Falcon 9 is considerably shorter than the pause in July.
SpaceX halted launch operations for two weeks in July after a difficulty was recognized with a Falcon 9 rocket’s second-stage engine.
The problem was recognized throughout a Starlink mission launch on July 11 and the corporate resumed launch operations on July 27 after finishing an investigation and deploying obligatory design adjustments.
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