SpaceX's Crew-9 Mission Falcon 9's Anomaly and Future Plans

TapTechNews September 29th news, according to the official news of SpaceX, after the successful launch of the Crew-9 mission today, the secondary rocket of Falcon 9 (Falcon 9) was originally planned to be disposed of in the ocean, but the off-track ignition abnormality occurred. Although the second stage safely landed in the ocean, it deviated from the predetermined sea area. Subsequent launches will resume after a better understanding of the fundamental cause.

The Dragon spacecraft was launched into space at 1:17 PM EST on the 28th (TapTechNews note: 1:17 AM on the 29th Beijing time) by the Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. After the launch, the spacecraft separated successfully from the rocket and continued to head for the International Space Station. The first stage of the rocket was also successfully landed and recovered at the launch site. According to the plan, the spacecraft will dock with the International Space Station at 5:30 PM EST on the 29th (5:30 AM Beijing time on the 30th).

This mission is code-named Crew-9, and it is the ninth astronaut rotation mission of the manned Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. According to the plan, the Dragon spacecraft will return to Earth in February next year. At that time, in addition to carrying the two astronauts of this mission, it will also pick up the two US astronauts who have been stranded at the space station due to the failure of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.