Matt Leonard SpaceX is putting all Falcon 9 rocket launches on hold after an anomaly during the otherwise successful Crew-9 mission on Saturday.In a post on social media, the private spaceflight company said the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Crew-9 launch "experienced an off-nominal deorbit burn" and landed outside the targeted area in the ocean.The company said it will resume launches after a better understanding of what caused this issue.NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission is sending a two-man crew to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are currently enroute to the ISS where they will spend about five months performing scientific experiments. Hague and Gorbunov will be joined by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on their return flight from the ISS in February 2025.The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable two stage rocket that has been in service for over a decade. SpaceX regularly recovers the first stage rocket booster, including a successful landing of the booster supporting the Crew-9 mission on Saturday. The second stage of the rocket is not reusable and is used to position the payload into its intended target orbit. CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. — SpaceX is putting all Falcon 9 rocket launches on hold after an anomaly during the otherwise successful Crew-9 mission on Saturday. In a post on social media, the private spaceflight company said the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket supporting the Crew-9 launch "experienced an off-nominal deorbit burn" and landed outside the targeted area in the ocean. Advertisement The company said it will resume launches after a better understanding of what caused this issue. NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission is sending a two-man crew to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are currently enroute to the ISS where they will spend about five months performing scientific experiments. Hague and Gorbunov will be joined by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on their return flight from the ISS in February 2025. The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable two stage rocket that has been in service for over a decade. SpaceX regularly recovers the first stage rocket booster, including a successful landing of the booster supporting the Crew-9 mission on Saturday. The second stage of the rocket is not reusable and is used to position the payload into its intended target orbit. Share