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SpaceX Misses Historic 50th Landing

Everything was going perfectly for SpaceX today, launching its Falcon 9 rocket and deploying 60 Starlink satellites. However, the expected historic 50th landing of the rockets first stage missed the l...
SpaceX Misses Historic 50th Landing
Written by Rich Ord
  • Everything was going perfectly for SpaceX today, launching its Falcon 9 rocket and deploying 60 Starlink satellites. However, the expected historic 50th landing of the rockets first stage missed the landing on the drone ship. It’s still possibly recoverable according to SpaceX because it made a “soft landing” in the water right next to the ship.

    Watch the takeoff, deployment and missed landing below:

    SpaceX Misses Historic 50th Landing
    SpaceX rocket takes off toward space
    Accelerating toward orbital position
    First burn
    Reusable rocket ready for landing
    First stage rocket that was expected to land on the drone ship for reuse
    The 60 “stacked” Starlink satellites ready for deployment
    Initial deployment of the 60 Starlink satellites
    60 Starlink satellites begin deployment
    60 Starlink satellites begin their automated orbital release procedure

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