SpaceX Falcon 9 booster 'tipped over' into the ocean during landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's first stage crashed during landing, ending 267 successful recoveries. The second stage deployed 21 Starlink satellites, while SpaceX postponed a subsequent launch for data analysis.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's first stage crashed during an attempted landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, marking the company's first failure to recover a booster since February 2021. The booster tipped over just before touchdown, resulting in its loss after a streak of 267 successful landings. Despite this setback, the second stage successfully deployed 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, including 13 equipped with cellular transmission capabilities. Following the incident, SpaceX postponed a planned second launch to analyze data from the failed landing. This incident comes on the heels of a previous setback in July when the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded the Falcon 9 due to a second-stage explosion. Additionally, SpaceX had recently delayed the Polaris Dawn mission, which aims to send astronauts through the Van Allen radiation belts, citing poor weather conditions.
- SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster tipped over during landing, resulting in its loss.
- This incident ended a streak of 267 successful booster recoveries.
- The second stage of the rocket successfully deployed 21 Starlink satellites.
- SpaceX postponed a subsequent launch to review data from the failed landing.
- The company had faced previous setbacks, including a temporary grounding by the FAA.
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4 commentsHe gave the reasoning for why New Glen has more than three legs (I think 6)
He said that the more legs you have, the smaller each leg has to reach out to give the same probability of tipping over. So there’s a formula to pick the best number of legs given their weight etc.
Interestingly he said they picked their number not just for that but also because it went well with the engine distribution.
These minor blips only stand out in the context of SpaceX’s unprecedented consistency, which surpasses anyone else. But, if they have another snafu soon, maybe it could hint at a slight decline in their normal technical excellence?
Edit : OTOH, this was launch 23 of that booster, as mentioned by @gregoriol, so I for one might see that as a successful test discovery of the reuse limits of the structure. And also, the F9 that didn’t reach orbit probably wouldn’t have threatened the lives of a human crew, although it would have scrubbed their mission.
Even with a disposable booster you want it to follow a certain flight path and be discarded at a given area.
If you promised that it will land and it doesn't, even if it is inconsequential to the rest of the mission, well...
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