SpaceX rocket accident leaves company's Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

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A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company's internet satellites in the wrong orbit.

This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the upper stage engine of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which blasted off from California on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The rocket, carrying 20 Starlink satellites, malfunctioned during the blast, leaving the companys internet satellites in a precariously low orbit. has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem must be fixed before Falcon rockets can fly again. The tech entrepreneur who will lead the private flight, Jared Isaacman, said Friday that SpaceX's Falcon 9 has “an incredible track record" and as well as an emergency escape system.

 

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