SpaceX Suffers Falcon 9 Booster Mishap During Landing

SpaceX booster failure

Video from the site showed a fire and the first-stage booster toppling over.

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX suffered a mishap with a Falcon 9 first-stage booster during an attempt to land it on a ship following its use during a Starlink launch mission. The booster touched down on the autonomous recovery vessel, called A Shortfall of Gravitas, around 8 min. 22 sec. after launch. Video from the site...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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