Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches have been put on hold by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after its booster rocket after it failed to land properly post a satellite launch. The Falcon 9 successfully launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Florida early Wednesday morning. However, the rocket's reusable first-stage booster tipped into the ocean after a fiery landing attempt on a drone ship in the Atlantic. Also ReadSpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission: Meet the astronauts taking the first private spacewalk in history No damage reported As per the latest report by AP, no injuries or public damage has happened because of the incident. The magnitude of the impact on SpaceX's forthcoming crewed missions which include one private and another one from NASA is undetermined. Meanwhile, a billionaire 's-chartered flight has also been put on hold just hours earlier because of bad weather. Also ReadSpaceX’ delays Polaris Dawn Mission due to helium leak, know next take off date here The rocket was successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Station and was able to station all the 21 Starlink internet satellites into orbit. However, the first-stage booster was damaged in an explosion after landing on an ocean, marking the first incident in years. This was the 23 time this particular booster was launched, which also makes a recycling record for SpaceX. SpaceX response to the accident SpaceX's Vice President, Jon Edwards has informed that they are working "ASAP'' to find out the reason behind the malfunction. Despite the setback, SpaceX is preparing for upcoming missions which include the launch of two astronauts for NASA in September. (With inputs from AP)
