FAA clears SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for launch after malfunction
LA TimesSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration to resume launch operations after the company determined the cause of an engine failure earlier this month. The company’s primary commercial rocket was lifting a payload of 20 internet Starlink satellites into orbit on July 11 when the second-stage engine misfired, leaving the satellites in a lower orbit than intended. It also handles commercial payloads and launches the company’s Dragon capsules, which carry cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station. The importance of the rocket to NASA’s space program has been underscored this month by the troubles experienced by Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which is on its third test flight to the space station.
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