In a rare development today, SpaceX's Falcon 9 second stage failed in space as part of its latest Starlink launch. Footage from SpaceX's live stream showed unusual ice buildup on the second stage, and after the end of the stream, the firm confirmed that the rocket had failed to perform according to the mission profile. SpaceX chief Elon Musk added that the engine had experienced a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (RUD) in orbit, and while SpaceX was trying to reconfigure its Starlink satellites to allow them to follow the mission profile, it was unlikely that the spacecraft would reach their intended […]
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