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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Science
Maya Yang

FAA demands investigation into in-flight failure of SpaceX rocket

a rocket launches towards space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at the Cape Canaveral space force station in Florida on Monday. Photograph: Joe Marino/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring an investigation into the in-flight failure of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it was launching a batch of Starlink internet satellites.

The second-stage engine failure occurred on Thursday evening during a routine launch of the satellites from Vandenberg space force base in Santa Barbara county, California.

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