Last Saturday Booster 1058 successfully completed its 19th flight with nothing indicating that it would be its last flight. As usual, the rocket broke the record with a height of 42.1 metres She did the hardest part of returning and landing safely on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean. And everything went well until the part about returning to Earth.
While sailing to the base, JExtreme weather conditions characterized by high, strong winds caused the Falcon 9 rocket's booster to capsize And one of its parts fell into the sea.
Click on the images to see the launch on December 23
The situation was shared by SpaceX itself on social media, where Kiko Dontchev, the company's vice president of launch affairs, reacted with “disappointment and sadness,” he reported. The fall will have occurred because having an ideal set of landing conditions results in an uneven load on the legs Strong winds and swell may have caused the propeller to sway and slide.
The official adds that The newest Falcon 9 boosters already have improved landing legsdesigned to keep the missile upright in inhospitable conditions.
However, Kiko Dontchev concluded the matter by saying that SpaceX would “take lemons and make lemonade.” Learn as much as you can from the driver's legacy.
Booster 1058 It flew for the first time in May 2020To transport astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station. this This was the first flight to be launched from North American territory, after the suspension of the Space Shuttle programIn 2011, SpaceX's first ever crewed mission.
In what turned out to be its final flight, the propellant helped reach 23 new Starlink internet service satellites. Over the past three and a half years, During its 19 flights, it carried more than 860 satellites into space.
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