TOPSHOT – On September 28, 2024, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Expedition 72 astronauts lifted off from Launch Complex 40 of the Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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The Federal Aviation Administration said on Sunday that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been authorized to return to flight for a mission planned for October 7 from a space station in Florida.
“The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle has only been authorized to return to flight for the planned Hera mission, which is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 7. The FAA has It was determined that the mission’s lack of a second-stage reentry was sufficient to fully demonstrate this.
