SpaceX fails to glue ANOTHER landing: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 missile misses the drone and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission
- SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket missed the drone when it landed on Monday
- The rocket went to land on Of course I still love you, but it crashed into the ocean
- Elon Musk says they have managed to recover the active hull of half the rocket
- SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites tonight at 9:55 p.m. ET
SpaceX failed to make another landing after launching the Falcon 9-month rocket in the evening.
The rocket successfully deployed a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, but the rappelling missed the drone Of course I still love you from Port Canaveral on your return.
During the real-time broadcast of the mission by SpaceX, a flash of light is seen on the right side of the landing pad when the amplifier has been set to touch.
Although the company has not made an official announcement, CEO Elon Musk suggests on Twitter that he crashed into the ocean.
A Twitter user posted “RIP Booster you will be missed” shortly after Monday’s mission, in which Musk replied, “Yes. The active fairing has been recovered in half.
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Monday’s Starlink mission began at 10:59 p.m. ET, when Falcon 9 started its engine and took off into the night sky.
The booster’s failed landing comes just two weeks after SpaceX’s Starship Serial Number 9 (SN9) prototype exploded when it attempted to land after its first high-altitude test on Feb. 2.
Monday’s Starlink mission began at 22:59 ET, when the Falcon 9 started its engine and took off into the night sky.
Because the area was completely dark, the rocket looked like a shooting star heading back into space.
After launching the Starlink group, the booster made a successful re-entry into the atmosphere by restarting the three engines to slow down.
During the real-time broadcast of the mission by SpaceX, a flash of light is seen on the right side of the landing pad when the amplifier has been set to touch
Moments later, SpaceX turned the live stream into a droneship to watch the rappelling land, but things didn’t go as planned.
“Looks like we couldn’t get a booster on Of course I still love you,” said one of the ground crew members in the live stream.
“It is unfortunate that I did not recover this recall.”
The failed landing took place almost a year after another booster was lost at sea during the landing.
Because the area was completely dark, the rocket looked like a shooting star heading back into space. After the launch of the Starlink batch, the booster successfully re-entered the atmosphere, restarting the three engines to slow down.
Although the company has not made an official announcement, CEO Elon Musk suggests on Twitter that he crashed into the ocean. A Twitter user posted “RIP Booster you will be missed” shortly after Monday’s mission, in which Musk replied, “Yes. The active fairing has been recovered in half
However, the crash doesn’t stop SpaceX from launching its 20th batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday at 9:55 p.m. ET.
SpaceX rarely has problems with its Falcon 9 rockets, but the same cannot be said for its Starship rocket prototypes.
On February 2, the company lost its SN9, and in December SN8 – both exploded as they tried to land.
SN9 reached its high altitude mark, but in the return race, the massive rocket failed to rise in time and hit the launch pad.
However, the SN8 looked as if it had stuck to the landing, but exploded when it hit the ground.