# Could SpaceX’s retirement of Falcon 9 spark a launch crisis?

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Scientific American, Nov 4, 2026, 11:15 AM · Read it: <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-spacexs-retirement-of-falcon-9-spark-a-launch-crisis/>

What happens when the most successful rocket in history stops flying? The world is about to find out

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In the order they published:

- Nov 4, 2026, 11:15 AM: [Could SpaceX’s retirement of Falcon 9 spark a launch crisis?](<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-spacexs-retirement-of-falcon-9-spark-a-launch-crisis/>) — Scientific American (Magazine, United States)
  What happens when the most successful rocket in history stops flying? The world is about to find out