SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket cleared to fly again with two high-profile missions ahead

The world’s most prolific rocket, the SpaceX Falcon 9, has been given clearance to resume flights by federal regulators, after being grounded on August 28 following an explosion during a landing attempt. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the rocket to return to flight operations while an investigation into the anomaly remains open. SpaceX has two important missions coming up: the Polaris Dawn mission, which will attempt the first commercial spacewalk, and Crew-9, where two NASA astronauts will be launched to the International Space Station. The investigations into the explosion and the failed booster landing are still ongoing.