WASHINGTON - A second-stage engine on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a rare malfunction in space during a routine Starlink mission on Thursday night, imperiling the satellites in the company's first rocket failure in more than seven years.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:35pm local time (02:35 GMT) Thursday to send 20 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The rocket's second-stage engine carrying the payload reached space, but failed its second attempt to reignite to push the satellites to their intended orbit.
- Reuters
Created by Tan KW | Sep 01, 2024
Created by Tan KW | Sep 01, 2024
Created by Tan KW | Sep 01, 2024