Space X suspends launches due to a problem with the Falcon 9

September 30 () –

Space X has suspended launches of its Falcon 9 rocket due to a problem with second stage launcher which has transported two astronauts to the International Space Station this weekend.

“Following today’s successful launch of Crew-9 (from Cape Canaveral), the Falcon 9 second stage was jettisoned into the ocean as planned, but experienced a abnormal combustion“, published SpaceX on X.

“As a result, the second stage landed safely in the ocean, but outside the target area. We will resume the launch after we better understand the root cause,” the company added.

The first Falcon 9 launch that has been affected by the measure has been that of a mission by Internet access satellite provider OneWeb scheduled from California, as reported by EutelsatGroup in your account at X.

For its part, the ‘Dragon’ spacecraft of the Crew-9 mission successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday with the aim of bringing back astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were trapped in the facility at the beginning. June after its Starliner spacecraft suffered a series of failures.