Falcon 9 launched on Wednesday at 3:48 a.m.
ET from Cape Canaverals Space Launch Complex 40.
Teams are assessing the boosters flight data and status.
A Falcon 9 booster went up in flames in an unusual landing mishap.SpaceX
Wednesdays launch marked the boosters 23rd flight and the 82nd liftoff for the Falcon 9 rocket in 2024 alone.
The landing mishap ends a streak of 267 successful touchdowns and booster recoveries since February 2021.
The trusty medium-lift rocket has participated in more than 350 missions since its debut in 2010.
Falcon 9s previous malfunction took place in September 2016, when therocket exploded while still on the launch pad.
SpaceX is set tolaunch billionaire space enthusiast Jared Isaacman on private mission Polaris Dawn.
The mission includes the first attempt at a spacewalk by a private crew.
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