<ul><li>SpaceX has experienced a series of failures and delays in recent months.</li><li>The most recent delay is for a NASA mission called SPHEREx, which has been postponed due to issues with integrating the rocket and payloads.</li><li>Additionally, a Falcon 9 rocket experienced an engine fuel leak during ascent, although the satellites still reached orbit. However, the first stage caught fire and toppled over after landing on a droneship.</li><li>These recent failures and delays are uncharacteristic for SpaceX, which had previously gone three years without a Falcon 9 landing failure.</li></ul>

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