SpaceX Falcon 9 abort grounds Starlink 17-39 at Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 20, 2026, as all nine Merlin engines briefly ignite and shut down — the rocket's second post-ignition abort in over ...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a rare post-ignition abort at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday morning — all nine Merlin engines igniting briefly before the automated flight computer shut them ...

A Falcon 9 upper stage failed to complete its second burn during the Starlink Group 9-3 mission after unusual ice appeared around the Merlin engine. The satellites were deployed into a lower orbit ...