Company keen to get back on the horse before the investigation is complete
SpaceX wants to get back to launching Falcon 9 after one of the rockets experienced an upper stage malfunction last week, which forced it to ditch its satellites in a lower than planned orbit. It has requested a public safety determination from the US Federal Aviation Administration to allow it to return to flight.that SpaceX made the request on July 15, noting"The FAA is reviewing the request and will be guided by data and safety at every step of the process.
"If the FAA agrees no public safety issues were involved, the operator may return to flight while the investigation remains open, provided all other license requirements are met." The upper stage survived the"anomaly" and was passivated as usual. However, the malfunction did leave a batch of Starlink satellites in a lower-than-planned orbit. Of the Starlinks, SpaceX said:"The satellites will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and fully demise."FAA now requires reentry vehicles to get licensed before launchfor returning to flight following a mishap are clear.
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