SpaceX Checks Throttle Valve After Flawed Falcon 9 Recovery Attempt
Credit: SpaceX
COLORADO SPRINGS — SpaceX is thought to be focusing on static friction in an engine throttle valve as the prime suspect for the loss of the Falcon 9 first stage during the third attempt at recovering the booster. The Falcon 9 was seconds away from what would have been the first successful landing of...
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