Spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX said its Falcon 9 rocket is ready to return to flight after an accident on July 11. During a Starlink satellite launch, the rocket experienced an anomaly. Although it was able to deploy the satellites, they were left in an "eccentric orbit" and were subsequently destroyed.
Following the incident, SpaceX submitted a report to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and identified "the most probable cause of the mishap and associated corrective actions to ensure the success of future missions." It explained that the rocket experienced a liquid oxygen leak during the first burn of its second stage engine and that it implemented a design change to address the issue, overseen by the FAA. "Thanks to the pace we’ve been able to launch, we’re able to gather unprecedented levels of flight data and are poised to rapidly return to flight as soon as Saturday, July 27," the company said.
