Port Canaveral receives a severely damaged SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket following a post-landing fire.
Florida's Brevard County
Florida's Brevard County — Among the typical space hardware that passes through the Florida port, a burned and deformed SpaceX Falcon 9 made an unusual appearance on Wednesday when it arrived at Port Canaveral. The first-stage booster was almost unrecognizable to onlookers since the landing legs protruded into the air and the melting rocket body dangled off the side of the drone ship. The discovery of nine complete engines was the only indication that the item had been a Falcon 9 rocket. Typically, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets land their first stage successfully. However, this one had suffered an uncommon mishap following the Starlink launch
on Sunday night.
"The team will use the data to make Falcon even more reliable on ascent and landing, even though it is disappointing to lose a rocket after a successful mission," SpaceX stated in a statement. More to discover: Debris erupts into the sky after the SpaceX Starship rocket went down during its eighth test flight. SpaceX Falcon 9 booster event deemed a "mishap" by the FAA With the booster landing as scheduled just over eight minutes into the mission after taking off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, it seemed to be a typical Starlink mission. A few seconds after the 9:30 p.m. landing on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship, this footage was shown in the SpaceX live broadcast. The video then turned back to the animation of the rocket's second stage as it ascended to orbit.
However, after the cameras were switched off, things did not go as planned. The landing leg of the first-stage booster was destroyed by a fire that started at the bottom, according to SpaceX. The booster tipped over onto the drone ship as a result. At the time, Just Read the Instructions was based in the Atlantic Ocean, some 250 miles off the coast of Florida. Before bringing the damaged booster into Port Canaveral, the drone ship had to briefly wait for U.S. Coast Guard approval on Wednesday. After waiting for a while in the turning basin, it moved on to the industrial cranes, where it usually parks.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Wednesday that it was "aware of the anomaly that occurred during the SpaceX Starlink 12-20 mission." "The event involved the loss of the Falcon 9 first stage booster following a successful drone ship landing at sea," the FAA said. "The FAA determined the event happened during licensed activities and declared it a mishap. SpaceX is required to perform a mishap investigation and submit the final report to the FAA." The mission was deemed successful, and the Starlink satellites were unaffected, but the booster was a complete loss. The booster had launched three Starlink missions, GOES-U, and Maxar 3. It was only the first-stage booster's fifth flight.
The turnaround time was short. On Tuesday, the FAA gave SpaceX permission to resume operations. SpaceX rocket-related incidents This is not the first time that a SpaceX Falcon 9 has had a landing incident. The A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship's booster caught fire during the Starlink 8-6 mission in August 2024. The nine engines of the rocket were identifiable when the drone ship arrived back at Port Canaveral.Port Canaveral receives a severely damaged SpaceX Falcon 9 rocke.unaffected, but the booster was a complete loss. The booster had launched three Starlink missions, GOES-U, and Maxar 3. It was only the first-stage booster's fifth flight.In amazing starlink mission are possible to everything.
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