Elon Musk says SpaceX will investigate Falcon 9 rocket engine anomaly before launching again

SpaceX's latest batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites made it to orbit just fine this morning (March 18), but the company's Falcon 9 rocket ride suffered a slight hiccup along the way. One of the nine Merlin engines that powers the reusable Falcon 9's first stage shut down too early during today's launch, said SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk. He vowed to get to the bottom of the issue, even though it didn't prevent the rocket from doing its job. Today's success "shows value of having 9 engines! Thorough investigation needed before next mission," Musk said via Twitter today.