Following a rare mid-flight failure that caused the rocket’s grounding, the US Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) has approved the Falcon 9 rocket’s return to space missions.
The FAA announced on Friday that it had found no issues with public safety related to the anomaly that occurred on July 11 when the rocket was launching without success, allowing the jet to resume flight operations while the thorough investigation is being conducted.
SpaceX announced on its X ( formerly Twitter ) that it is prepared to relaunch the rocket as early as Saturday, July 27. Falcon 9, the most used rocket globe, was grounded after it malfunctioned in place, resulting in the loss of its Starlink satellite load. This was the first rocket in more than seven years to fail, and it was greatly relying on the international space industry.
SpaceX stated in a statement on Friday that a wet gas leak, which caused an engine component to overcool, causing hardware damage. The hole was identified as the result of a” break in a sense collection for a stress sensor.” For future launches in the near future, SpaceX stated that the next stage engine’s defective sense lines and sensors will be replaced.
The only US spacecraft that can transport NASA personnel to the International Space Station is Falcon 9, which holds the distinction of being the only one. NASA intends to build its second astronomer mission in August, with the launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon cosmonaut capsule atop the Falcon 9 rocket.
