SpaceX may be working its Falcon 9 rocket a little too hard.
The normally reliable launch vehicle suffered another malfunction and has been grounded for the second time in a month.
We will resume launching after we better understand root cause, the company added.
Falcon 9’s upper stage suffered from an off-nominal deorbit burn during its launch of Crew-9.SpaceX
Saturdays liftoff marked the Falcon 9 rockets 89th launch of 2024 alone.
Falcon 9 has not been living up to its typical high standards this year.
The trusty medium-sized launch vehicle suffered another anomaly in late August.
Augusts landing mishap ended a streak of 267 successful touchdowns and booster recoveries since February 2021.
Typically a crowd favorite, Falcon 9 disappointed its fans three different times this year alone.
Since its debut in 2010, Falcon 9 has performed more than 350 missions.
Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch the European Space Agencys Hera mission on October 7.
Hopefully the rocket will have recovered by then.
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