Falcon 9 has returned to flight after only a couple weeks:
Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit https://t.co/WT1fkM0Byl
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 27, 2024
They’ve made launch routine.
Falcon 9 has returned to flight after only a couple weeks:
Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit https://t.co/WT1fkM0Byl
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 27, 2024
They’ve made launch routine.
Comments are closed.
The launches resumed when the Federal Aviation Administration cleared Elon Musk’s space exploration company Friday to launch 23 of its Starlink broadband satellites Saturday morning. – UPI
Oh thank goodness for small favors…
Apparently, they’re on track to okay 25 annual launches from Boca Chica, if they can get past Fish & Wildlife.
Since none of the Starship HLS launches carry crew, that would let them bypass all the problems at KSC.
Anyone know what the problem was with the upper stage engine?
A redundant sensor line for the LOX cracked and leaked. It was put in place for “a customer” but is redundant and will be removed in the future.
Better details on Eric’s story:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/spacex-roars-back-to-orbit-barely-two-weeks-after-in-flight-anomaly/
The best part is no part.