A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from launch complex-40 carrying the European Area Company Hera spacecraft on a mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, on the Cape Canaveral Area Power Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., October 7, 2024.
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The Federal Aviation Administration mentioned on Friday it had accepted the return to flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 car after it reviewed and accepted the SpaceX-led investigation findings and corrective actions for the mishap that occurred Sept. 28.
The FAA on Sept. 30 mentioned SpaceX needed to examine why the second stage of its Falcon 9 malfunctioned after a NASA astronaut mission, grounding the launch car for the third time in three months. The malfunction precipitated the booster to fall right into a area of the Pacific Ocean outdoors of the designated security zone the FAA accepted.
The FAA additionally mentioned Friday it closed the SpaceX-led investigations for the Falcon 9 mishaps that occurred with Starlink missions in July and August.