SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 after Starlink mishap

SpaceX resumed Falcon 9 flights with the Starlink 17-33 mission from Vandenberg on Feb. 7, delivering 25 Starlink satellites after a brief stand-down prompted by the Feb. 2 Starlink 17-32 anomaly. The first stage, B1088, landed on the drone ship OCISLY—the 176th landing there and 568th booster landing overall. The FAA closed its mishap investigation, citing a second-stage ignition failure due to a gas bubble in the transfer tube, with SpaceX outlining deorbit/passivation measures. NASA says Crew-12 to the ISS remains a go for Feb. 11 from Cape Canaveral, with no increased risk to crew safety.