SpaceX droneship with charred and mangled Falcon 9 booster debris returns to port

Remains of SpaceX Falcon 9 booster return to Port Canaveral charred and mangled. The charred remains of the booster from Wednesday morning’s SpaceX Starlink 8-6 launch came into Port Canaveral Friday around noon, the booster was partially covered with a tarp with a scorched leg protruding from the tarp. The well-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 booster met its end Wednesday morning. Following what appeared to be a routine night Starlink launch, the booster burst into flames upon landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This marks the first time in over three years that a first stage was lost in a landing incident after launching from Florida. The last comparable incident occurred in February 2021, when a booster returning from a Starlink launch failed to land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship. That ship has since been relocated to the California coast. #spacex #falcon9 #starlink