The agency said that while the investigation into the landing incident remains open, flights can continue, “provided all other licensing requirements are met.” x-falcon-9-rocket-faa-clearance/index.html”>according CNNSpaceX had applied to return to flight on Thursday, the same day the FAA initially grounded the rocket. technology/space/faa-says-spacex-falcon-9-vehicle-may-return-flight-operations-while-probe-2024-08-30/”>information Reuters.
In addition to regular Starlink flights, SpaceX is also preparing to launch Polaris Dawn, a private mission to send billionaire Jared Isaacman and three others through the Van Allen radiation belts to conduct the first private astronaut spacewalk.
SpaceX is also expected to send two astronauts to the International Space Station on NASA’s Crew-9 mission as early as Sept. 24. The U.S. space agency just pulled two astronauts from that mission to make room for astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, whom NASA plans to bring back to Earth in February after their Boeing spacecraft was determined to be unfit for a crewed return flight.
