SpaceX Falcon 9 booster collapses in a fireball on the droneship, ending a streak of 267 successful landings

For the first time in more than three years, SpaceX lost one of its reusable Falcon 9 boosters during a landing attempt amid the Starlink 8-6 mission on Wednesday morning. As it was touching down on the droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas,’ a green flash could be seen around the Merlin engines before the engine section was engulfed in flames and the booster toppled over and exploded. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 29)