After several months, SpaceX has failed to land on Falcon 9

In the afternoon of Wednesday 05/12, SpaceX held its 16th mission to the International Space Station (CRS-16).

The launch was conducted from PAD 40 (SLC-40) at the Kennedy Space Center. About 2,500 kg of cargo was on board, divided into scientific equipment for 250 experiments and astronaut supplies.

The launch was broadcast live on SpaceX via its Youtube channel and NASA, in the presence of

The launch worked, with the exception of the moment of landing. Yesterday, SpaceX had failed after several months and more than 40 successful landings (including the mission's review with the Falcon Heavy.)

The company's engineers decide to land on the mainland by l & rsquo; Through a PAD present at the Kennedy Space Center, already used in other missions, but when returning to the first leg of Falcon 9 in the Earth 's atmosphere, the rocket lost.

In the video below, posted after the mission by Elon Musk, we can observe that the first floor has rotated on its own axis, and then was led to a landing in the ma, with the intention to smooth the collision. For several seconds, the engineers used the jet engines, the gate fins and the engine itself to control the first stage.

The engines stabilize the rotation of the rocket just in time, allowing an unbroken landing in the water! Ships en route to save Falcon. Pursuit of Falcon Landing pic.twitter.com/6Hv2aZhLjM

– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 5, 2018

According to Elon Musk, the uncontrolling was due to a hydraulic failure of the mechanism of one of the blades of aerodynamic control (Grid Fins).

– Elon Musk December 5, 2018

SpaceX plans to recover the component in the hope of flying again on a SpaceX mission. The last flaw of the company during a landing with Falcon 9 dates back to early 2016.

The rocket was a brand new Falcon 9 Block 5, but the capsule was already gone in space when Another mission in February 2017. [19659003]

You can view the entire live stream on the link below: