SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Crashes While Landing

Say what you will about SpaceX, but there’s no denying that its Falcon 9 rocket is one of the most — if not the most — reliable and advanced launch systems in the world. But, alas: even this impeccable performer’s years-long flawless record has come to an end.

On Wednesday morning, after making its way back from a successfully completed mission to deliver 21 Starlink satellites to orbit, a Falcon 9 rocket booster crashed while trying to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship — essentially a landing pad in the form of a barge — in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Ars Technica reports.

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