The botched mission of the world’s most active rocket breaks a coveted success streak that has maintained SpaceX’s dominance of the industry.

All 20 satellites will be lost, coming back down for fiery deaths in Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX recently experienced a critical error during a flight of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, resulting in the loss of Starlink satellites.

In the late hours of July 11, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket's first stage did its

SpaceX is trying to get its Falcon 9 re-approved for satellite launches with the Federal Aviation Administration. But NASA says it needs to take an independent look before more ISS launches of astronauts or cargo takes place.

The engine's "rapid unscheduled disassembly," as Elon Musk put it, almost certainly will trigger downstream launch delays.

In a rare setback for SpaceX, a Falcon 9 rocket malfunction led to the loss of 20 Starlink satellites, prompting an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The incident, which occurred on July 11,