On March 26, 2021, a Falcon-9 upper stage reentered the atmosphere in [spectacular fashion](https://x.com/Rasmusse007/status/1375303605356355586) over the U S Pacific Northwest with a large debris fragment impacting a farm in Washington State.
This was a result of a failed deorbit burn after a March 4, 2021 Starlink launch.
Did the FAA ground the Falcon 9s in March 2021?
Given that Starlink launches occurred on March 11^(th), March 14^(th), and March 24^(th), I’d wager they did not.
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On March 26, 2021, a Falcon-9 upper stage reentered the atmosphere in [spectacular fashion](https://x.com/Rasmusse007/status/1375303605356355586) over the U S Pacific Northwest with a large debris fragment impacting a farm in Washington State.
This was a result of a failed deorbit burn after a March 4, 2021 Starlink launch.
Did the FAA ground the Falcon 9s in March 2021?
Given that Starlink launches occurred on March 11^(th), March 14^(th), and March 24^(th), I’d wager they did not.
If not, why not? Why now but not then?