On December 23, the first 19-hand Falcon 9 rocket in history was born, numbered B1058.19, and was successfully recovered again, and is expected to be reused for the 20th time. Unfortunately, there is no chance.SpaceX officially reported that the B1058.19 rocket (first-stage booster) encountered strong winds and waves on its way back to the port and unfortunately overturned.
SpaceX did not disclose the specific extent of its injuries, only saying that the launch and landing on December 23 were its last.
SpaceX also emphasized that the new boosters have upgraded landing legs and can automatically level to avoid similar tragedies from happening again.
According to weather records,It should have encountered force 6 winds and 2.4-meter-high waves.
The B1058 rocket made its first flight on May 31, 2020, carrying out the first manned space mission in SpaceX’s history and launching the Manned Dragon spacecraft Demo-2.
Since then, it has launched 14 Starlinks, 1 cargo Dragon spacecraft, 1 South Korean military communications satellite, and 2 small satellites (143 and 105 respectively), making great achievements.
After three and a half years and 19 launches, the rocket launched a total of 2 astronauts and more than 860 satellites into orbit, with a total weight of more than 260 tons.