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SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 flights after second-stage issue
- On Monday, SpaceX paused Falcon 9 launches after an upper-stage issue following a Vandenberg Space Force Base launch that deployed 25 Starlink satellites.
- During deorbit preparations, the upper stage experienced an off-nominal condition, vented propellant, and passivated by emptying fuel, according to SpaceX, as teams review data before returning to flight.
- The mission timeline shows the payload was deployed 62 minutes after liftoff following two nominal MVac burns, while booster B1071 completed its 31st flight and landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
- SpaceX delayed further planned Falcon 9 launches, including missions from Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with the next listed launch for Feb. 5 now under review and the NASA Crew-12 mission slated for Feb. 11 potentially affected.
- With 165 flights in 2025 and a Starlink fleet of 9,628, Falcon 9's recent history shows several upper-stage issues including incidents in Feb. 2025 and July 2024.
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The rocket successfully launched the Starlinks into orbit, but they did not fall back into the atmosphere where they would burn up.
SpaceX has issued a provisional ban on its Falcon 9 launcher.
·Germany
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French astronaut was due to take off on a SpaceX rocket next week, but a problem could shift his departure The launch of the mission to the Space Station
·France
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Elon Musk's space company SpaceX has suspended launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, which could delay the departure of the next crew to the International Space Station (ISS).
·Germany
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An investigation is under way to determine the origin of a problem that occurred on Monday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, according to the deputy administrator of the Nasa Amit Kshatriy.
·Paris, France
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