Landing Accident Claims Falcon 9 Fleet Leader On 23rd Flight

Credit: SpaceX webcast
CAPE CANAVERAL—A SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster tipped over after touchdown on a drone ship on Aug. 28, ending a streak of 267 successful landings. The rocket lifted off at 3:48 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral SFS to deliver 21 Starlink satellites into orbit. It was the 23rd mission for SpaceX’s...
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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