{"id":21609,"date":"2024-08-31T17:17:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T09:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-falcon-9-grounded-again-after-failed-landing-on-starlink-mission-u-flights-can-resume\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:20:24","slug":"spacex-falcon-9-grounded-again-after-failed-landing-on-starlink-mission-u-flights-can-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-falcon-9-grounded-again-after-failed-landing-on-starlink-mission-u-flights-can-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Falcon 9 grounded again after failed landing on Starlink mission [U: Flights can resume]"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/HYP2790-Edit-comp.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/HYP2790-Edit-comp.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/HYP2790-Edit-comp.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/HYP2790-Edit-comp.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/HYP2790-Edit-comp.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" data-attachment-id=\"41362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2024\/08\/30\/spacex-falcon-9-grounded-again-after-failed-landing-on-starlink-mission\/_hyp2790-edit-comp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/HYP2790-Edit-comp.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"1777,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"_HYP2790-Edit-comp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Image: Jared Sanders&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/HYP2790-Edit-comp.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" \/><figcaption>Image: Jared Sanders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>UPDATE: The FAA has cleared SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 launches while the mishap investigation continues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the second time this year, SpaceX\u2018s workhorse rocket, and the most launched rocket in the world, is grounded after the booster failed to successfully land on its drone ship out in the ocean. This triggered a mishap investigation by the FAA, which means SpaceX won\u2019t be able to launch again until it can show it won\u2019t cause any risk to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After more than three and a half years, SpaceX suffered a failure during landing with one of its Falcon 9 boosters. During this week\u2019s Starlink launch, the booster, B1062, successfully launched and deployed its satellites into orbit. However, during touchdown on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, the booster caught fire and toppled over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No obvious signs of what caused the fire were seen during SpaceX\u2019s livestream, and the feed was cut before the booster was seen to have finished falling over.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-41355',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the failure occurred during landing, many miles away from any humans, the FAA has still issued the need for an investigation and temporarily grounded the Falcon 9 until it has determined that no safety risk is posed to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA return to flight of the Falcon 9 booster rocket is based on the FAA determining that any system, process, or procedure related to the anomaly does not affect public safety,\u201d the FAA told <em>Space Explored<\/em> in a statement. However, SpaceX could likely begin launching before finishing the investigation if it can get the FAA to determine that safety is not in danger because of the nature of the issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The failure of the landing and grounding has once again pushed back various other missions, or could if the FAA doesn\u2019t clear them to continue launching soon. Following the mission, SpaceX was planning to attempt another Starlink launch from the West Coast but delayed it, stating it was going to review landing data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More notably, Jared Issacman\u2019s Polaris Dawn mission is officially waiting for good recovery weather before it can launch, but this will likely affect it if the grounding goes on into next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnlike an ISS mission, we don\u2019t have the option to delay long on orbit, so we must ensure the forecast is as favorable as possible before we launch,\u201d Isaacman shared on X. \u201c1062 had an incredible career, flying many notable missions, including Inspiration4 and AX-1. It\u2019s remarkable to think about the life this amazing rocket led from the day she first rolled off the assembly line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was B1062\u2019s 23rd flight and led SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 fleet in re-flights before its demise.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-b1062-in-memorial\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">B1062 in memorial<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B1062 was an important booster for SpaceX, as it both launched some of its most historic missions and showed just how capable reflown boosters can be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The booster first flew on November 5, 2020, for the US Space Force on GPS III SV-4, back when the Department of Defense didn\u2019t allow reflown boosters for its missions. In total, B1062 flew two GPS missions, two crewed flights, three commercial customers, and a whopping 16 Starlink flights (~574 Starlink satellites).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B1062 flights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GPS III SV04 \u2013 November, 5 2020<\/li>\n<li>GPS III SV05 \u2013 June 17, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Inspiration4 \u2013 September 16, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 4-5 \u2013\u00a0January 6, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Axiom-1 \u2013 April 8, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 4-16 \u2013 April 29, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Nilesat-301 \u2013 June 8, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 4-25 \u2013 July 24, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 4-27 \u2013 August 19, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 4-36 \u2013 October 20, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 5-1 \u2013 December 28, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 5-4 \u2013 February 12, 2023<\/li>\n<li>One Web #17 \u2013 March 9, 2023<\/li>\n<li>ArabSat 7B \u2013 May 27, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 6-23 \u2013 October 18, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 6-30 \u2013 November 28, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 6-38 \u2013 January 29, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 6-44 \u2013\u00a0March 16, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 6-49 \u2013 April 13, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 6-59 \u2013 May 18, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 10-3 \u2013 June 27, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Starlink Group 8-6 \u2013 August 28, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B1061 will be the next booster to tie B1062\u2019s record as it currently sits at 22 total flights. That booster is based out of Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and just recently launched a mission for the Norwegian Space Agency on August 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Jared Sanders UPDATE: The FAA has cleared SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 launches while the mishap investigation continues. For the second time this year, SpaceX\u2018s workhorse rocket, and the most launched rocket in the world, is grounded after the booster failed to successfully land on its drone ship out in the ocean. 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