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SpaceX Set for High Stakes Falcon 9 Blastoff Resumption with Iridium Satellite Fleet on Jan. 14 – Watch Live

13 Jan , 2017 by Ken Kremer

The stakes could almost not be higher for SpaceX as the firm readies their twice failed Falcon 9 rocket for a blastoff resumption on Saturday morning, Jan. 14 carrying the vanguard of the commercial Iridium NEXT satellite fleet to orbit from their California rocket base.

FAA Accepts Accident Report, Grants SpaceX License for Falcon 9 ‘Return to Flight’

6 Jan , 2017 by Ken Kremer

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today “accepted the investigation report” regarding the results of SpaceX’s investigation into the cause of the company’s catastrophic Sept. 1, 2016 launch pad explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket in Florida, and simultaneously “granted a license” for the ‘Return to Flight’ blastoff of the private rocket from California as soon as next week – the FAA confirmed today to Universe Today, Friday, Jan. 6.

SpaceX Postpones Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Resumption to January 2017

9 Dec , 2016 by Ken Kremer

SpaceX is postponing the resumption of launches for their Falcon 9 rocket into early January 2017 as they continue to deal with the fallout from the catastrophic launch pad explosion in Florida that destroyed a Falcon 9 during preflight test operations three months ago.

SpaceX Aims for Mid-December Falcon 9 Launch Resumption: Musk

8 Nov , 2016 by Ken Kremer

Hoping to recover quickly after suffering a calamitous launch pad explosion of their Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral some two months ago, SpaceX is aiming to resume launches of the booster in mid-December, said company founder and CEO Elon Musk in a recent televised interview on Nov. 4.

SpaceX Makes Progress Replicating Failure that Caused Falcon 9 Pad Explosion

30 Oct , 2016 by Ken Kremer

SpaceX is making significant progress in replicating the failure in the helium pressurization system that led to the catastrophic launch pad explosion of the firms Falcon 9 rocket during a routine fueling test at their Florida Space Coast launch complex on September 1.

Was SpaceX’s Lost Falcon 9 The Victim Of Sabotage?

4 Oct , 2016 by Matt Williams

In the wake of the explosion that destroyed SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in September, investigators are looking into possibilities other than a simple technical failure

SpaceX Falcon 9 Failure Investigation ‘Most Difficult’ Ever: Musk

11 Sep , 2016 by Ken Kremer

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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