Starlink internet satellites were deployed in dangerously low orbit after explosion on Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the in-flight failure from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it was launching a batch of Starlink internet satellites.
The second-stage engine failure occurred on Thursday evening during a routine launch of the satellites from Vandenberg space force base in Santa Barbara county, California.
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