SpaceX Rocket Explosion ‘Part of Learning, Adaptation Process’ in Race to Mars: Expert

Fiona Ji
By Fiona Ji
August 30, 2024NTD Newsroom
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The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded SpaceX launches after a Falcon 9 booster rocket fell over in flames while landing. This comes just after NASA announced plans to use a SpaceX rocket to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.

NTD spoke with Brandon Weichert, author of “Winning Space,” about the future of SpaceX services to NASA and the U.S. government.