3 In March, SpaceX lost its Falcon booster 9 after he lands on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions.
Circumstances of the incident:
- Falcon 9 started by 02:24 EST from the SLC-40 site (Canaveral Space Station, Florida), bringing out 21 Starlink satellite.
- Across 8 minutes 15 seconds after launch, the booster landed successfully, however, it later crashed.
- The cause of the loss was a fire in the aft part of the rocket, which damaged one of the landing gear and caused it to overturn.
SpaceX's reaction:
- The company's statement said, that data was obtained during the incident, which will help increase the Falcon's reliability 9.
- Vice President of SpaceX Kiko Donchev emphasized, that every failure is an opportunity to learn.
Previous missions of this accelerator (B1086):
- It first served as the Falcon Heavy's side booster and participated in the launch of GOES-U in June 2024 year.
- Later modified for Falcon missions 9, made four flights prior to this launch
Other mission delays due to Falcon checks 9:
- NASA has delayed the launch of the SPHEREx telescope and the PUNCH satellites from 27 no earlier than February 4 March.
- The reason is the need for additional analysis of the rocket's technical data.
Source: https://spacenews.com/falcon-9-booster-lost-after-droneship-landing/