SpaceX Falcon 9 Lands In Water, Keeps On Working

Credit: Mike Killian/AmericaSpace.com
One of the more routine aspects of SpaceX Falcon 9 flights has been the precision touchdown of the rocket’s first stage on a drone ship or ground-based landing pad. But when a hydraulic system problem crippled steerable grid fins on a Falcon 9 returning from a Dec. 5 launch, the onboard flight...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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