Credit: SpaceX webcast WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 booster that was destroyed after landing March 2 suffered a fuel leak during its flight that triggered a fire. SpaceX officials speaking at two ...

"The event involved the loss of the Falcon 9 first stage booster following a successful drone ship landing at sea," the FAA said. "The FAA determined the event happened during licensed activities ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster suffered damage during a Starlink mission landing, resulting in a rare sight at Port Canaveral. The booster experienced a fire and tipped over on the drone ship after ...

Following mid-air separation, the reusable Falcon 9 booster assigned to this mission will return to land on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base which may cause one or more sonic booms ...

The landing legs stuck up in the air and the melted rocket body hung off the side of the drone ship — making the first-stage booster nearly unrecognizable to casual observers. The only tell-tale signs ...

The booster will aim for a recovery landing downrange on the droneship ... to successfully recover 415 boosters among Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches, and has reused 385 of those on subsequent ...

Before the explosion, SpaceX completed its third-ever catch of its Super Heavy booster, equipped with 33 Raptor engines, which returned to the Texas launchpad where the so-called “chopsticks ...

Seven minutes later, Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, returned to Starbase for a dramatic catch by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms. It was the third time that SpaceX ...

SpaceX marked a significant advancement in rocket reusability on Mar. 7 when the launch tower successfully caught its Super Heavy booster during Starship’s eighth test flight, though the mission ...

SpaceX is gearing up for another thrilling Starship test. The Flight 8 mission will attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster using giant metal arms. This ambitious launch is scheduled for 6 March ...