Earlier, when the Falcon 9 rocket was performing a Starlink satellite launch mission, the booster numbered B1062 rolled over and burned when returning to the barge. This resulted in the scrapping of the booster, which had been reused 23 times. Subsequently, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) immediately required SpaceX to ground the Falcon 9 rocket for an accident investigation.

However, perhaps considering that the current SpaceX launch mission is relatively intensive and B1062 did not cause too serious an impact, the FAA subsequently re-approved the Falcon 9 launch but asked SpaceX to continue investigating the B1062 booster accident.

The FAA said in a statement that SpaceX could resume Falcon 9 launches while it investigates the lander re-entry incident, but only if other permit conditions are met. Of course, as long as it is not grounded, everything else should be a minor problem for SpaceX, and meeting the license requirements is not a big deal.

After receiving the approval, SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in just over an hour in the early morning of August 31, Eastern Time. Both launches sent Starlink satellites into predetermined orbits.

The first launch mission was to put 21 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit. This mission was the 9-5 mission of the Starlink satellite. 65 minutes later, another Falcon 9 rocket put 21 Starlink Internet satellites (including 13 Starlink DirecttoCell satellites that provide cellular networks to the ground) into orbit.

Both launches were successful, with the booster used in the second mission successfully returning to SpaceX's unmanned barge "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific.

Being able to conduct two launch missions in just 65 minutes is indeed very impressive. Even Elon Musk tweeted on X/Twitter to congratulate the SpaceX team on their success.

Finally, the new launch window for the much-anticipated Polaris Dawn mission has been set at 03:38 a.m. Eastern Time on September 4. Polaris Dawn is a private space mission and will attempt a private spacewalk for the first time. The mission is expected to stay in space for 5 days.