A Falcon 9 launched Starlink satellites on Feb. 7 after SpaceX completed an investigation into an engine malfunction during the rocket’s previous launch.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Feb. 7, 2025. The mission returned the Falcon to flight after an upper stage issue.

The agency is still investigating a failed Aug. 28 Falcon 9 landing, but the rocket can resume flying in the meantime. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...

Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time since 1984, first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News. SpaceX kicked off its return to flight by firing off 23 Starlink internet ...

Live updates from Sunday afternoon’s SpaceX Starlink 10-17 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight for a mission planned for Monday to launch the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft from Florida, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Sunday. Elon Musk's company, which has engaged in ...

On July 11, SpaceX encountered a critical failure problem on one of its Falcon 9 rockets. The problem resulted in a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (RUD) protocol to be initiated, or boom. SpaceX has taken to its website and X account to share an update on ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded after failing an attempt to land back on Earth during a routine Starlink mission, forcing the company's second ...