Commander of U.S. Space Command Conveys Confidence in Falcon 9’s Quick Return to Flight Written 18 July 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is vertical at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | Credit: NASA
Space News reports, “The head of U.S. Space Command expressed confidence July 17 that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will soon return to flight following a recent mishap. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, revealed that he visited SpaceX’s Starlink satellite factory in Seattle the day after a July 11 incident that led to the grounding of the Falcon 9 fleet. ‘We showed up and some of their senior leaders were there and they were very transparent, giving us insight into what had happened,’” Whiting said.
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