Space
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Cleared to Return to Space Amid FAA probe
- Rocket had been grounded after failed landing attempt Aug. 28
- Falcon 9 key for launching upcoming missions to space
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket takes off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Oct. 5, 2022.
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SpaceX’s primary Falcon 9 rocket can return to spaceflight while US air safety regulators continue an investigation into a landing failure on August 28.
The decision, announced by the Federal Aviation Administration in a statement late Friday, means that SpaceX can move forward with plans to launch a mission to perform the world’s first space walk by private astronauts.