SpaceX's Falcon 9 Booster Breaks Apart in Atlantic Ocean

The iconic booster, known for transporting astronauts to the ISS, tipped over due to high winds after its 19th mission.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 first-stage booster, known by its serial number B1058, broke apart after completing its 19th mission, tipping over on the floating droneship in the Atlantic Ocean due to high winds.
The Falcon 9 booster launched on Saturday, December 23, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying 23 Starlink satellites to orbit.
B1058 was the first Falcon 9 booster to transport astronauts to the International Space Station, launching NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft for SpaceX’s first crewed mission on May 30, 2020.
Since its first mission, the booster delivered 860 satellites to orbit through a record-breaking 19 missions.
SpaceX plans to salvage the engines and inspect the remaining hardware of the broken booster.