Crew-12: Max Q, Main Engine Cutoff, Stage Separation

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket reached Max-Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket. Following this, first stage main engine cutoff occurred, and the rocket’s first and second stages have separated. The rocket’s first-stage booster is scheduled to return to Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida — marking […] The post Crew-12: Max Q, Main Engine Cutoff, Stage Separation appeared first on NASA Science.