The FAA halts SpaceX Falcon 9 landing effort

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered SpaceX to temporarily stop using its Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 28, 2024 The rocket failed to stick the landing following a successful launch of Starlink satellites, hence this decision. Last year in July the first occasion of FAA intervention came following a spate with technical hitches.

Falcon 9 Rocket Overview

• Made by SpaceX, Elon Musk.
• Reusability of a different kind, with nine engines built into its first stage.
• Two divisions: First Stage (for Earth return and subsequent reuse) and Second Stage version for orbital placement.
• Typically employed for the launch of satellites and ferrying astronauts to the ISS.
• Landing of Starlink satellites (wrong) 28 August, 2024
• The FAA is looking into why the wrong airport was used.
• SpaceX could recreate the flight while investigation is in progress.