SpaceX Hopes for Falcon 9 Return to Flight in November; Shotwell

By ken-kremer - September 15, 2016 12:01 AM UTC | Space Exploration
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - Less than two weeks after a still mysterious launch pad explosion utterly destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during testing on Sept. 1, the bold and seemingly undaunted firm is already setting its sights on a 'Return to Flight' launch as early as November of this year, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Tuesday.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Failure Investigation 'Most Difficult' Ever: Musk

By ken-kremer - September 11, 2016 02:57 PM UTC | Space Exploration
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - More than a week after the catastrophic launch pad explosion that eviscerated a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a fueling test, the bold and burgeoning aerospace firm is still confounded by the "most difficult and complex failure" in its history, and is asking the public for help in nailing down the elusive cause - says SpaceX CEO and Founder Elon Musk in a new series of tweets, that also seeks the public's help in the complex investigation.
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