FAA grounds Space-X fleet of Falcon 9 rockets after failed landing

After launching Starlink internet satellites, attempts to land the reusable boosters failed as they caught fire and fell into the ocean, leading the FAA to decide to ground the fleet.

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[ytzpilot]

It wasn’t a failed landing it landed just fine, the gear collapsed after landing, this was its 27th landing so wear and tear considering the abuse these rockets receive

[CaribouDataScience]

Help me out here! They ground SpaceX but not Boeing?

[hunterscott]

Boeing marooned two people on the ISS and the FAA does jack squat. SpaceX rocket breaks a landing gear after successfully landing, SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE FLEET 😂

[MrWhitty]

yeah I smell a HUGE fish here. don't ground boeing carrying PEOPLE but ground the company that has a crazy good track-record for SELF landing rockets....yeah sure.

[zapfanzapfan]

Will the FAA investigate all rocket companies whose boosters don't land successfully?

[sashazach]

It would be one thing if SpaceX had only achieves a couple of dozen of successful launches per failure. However, before this incident, Spacex had accomplished nearly 250 CONSECUTIVE successful landings. More faith should be put in the company to resolve this issue internally before government intervention.

[angel_one]

Landing is just a cherry on top of a successful launch, not a danger to anybody. FAA a joke.

[loadblock]

Boeing stranded people in space and their planes are still flying!

[pimisi]

How many companies can successfully land a rocket? It's not a common feat, so I question why the FAA is "grounding" after just one failed landing, especially following so many innovative and successful ones.

[kidcool]

Boeing gets a pass, Space-X gets grounded follow the money

[marcmcreynolds]

Any explanation as to why the flights are grounded, vs just a prohibition on land recovery of the booster for now? In the past SpaceX has flaunted FAA rules and industry norms, so maybe the FAA is concerned about something beyond this incident?

[sir.fender]

This was considered a successful failure. The Falcon 9 surpassed every expectation. Well done SpaceX

[uwishiwasu]

Yea those 2 astronauts are NOT coming back to earth

[wisemanofsorts]

Important to not that many space reporters expect this grounding to only last a couple of days.

[wisemanofsorts]

This guy is very uninformed. They were never scheduled to launch tonight. And the grounding has not impacted the delay yet.

Polaris Dawn was originally supposed to launch August 27th and was delayed froma helium leak on ground support equipment. Then they were going to launch on August 28th, but the weather in the landing zone was too rough. The next launch opportunity was August 31st, not tonight August 29th. The grounding is only expected to last a couple of days.

[pineddy]

Scrap at 19 launches and send it toward the sun! 😂

[chadgermer]

But they're not grounded. Lasted less than 24 hours

[timblack]

They’re just f’ing with Elon because of politics. How many times has that booster landed? Looked to me like the gear just collapsed

[hag]

Another finger up Elon Musk's derriere.

[ptmchef]

The only reason the current administration hasn't shut down SpaceX completely based on Elon's politics is it's the only American ride to space. Those fascists are seething to shut him down.