SpaceX is now eyeing a possible fifth SES-9 launch attempt on Friday

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RE: Falcon 9 rocket to be grounded longer than expected(November)
The beginning of November will be the earliest SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket can resume launching after a June 28 failure blamed on a deficient structural support brace inside the the vehicle’s second stage, a SpaceX executive said Monday.

The next launch will be the 20th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket and the first with up-rated engines operating at higher thrust levels than previous missions, according to Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer.

“Obviously, we’ve got a return-to-flight sitting in front of us here coupled with the latest upgrade to the Falcon 9 launch vehicle,” Shotwell said Monday at a conference in California sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. “Our next flight will be both the return-to-flight and the first flight of the upgraded vehicle, so whenever people ask me what keeps me up at night, it’s that flight — getting ready for that flight.”

Speaking to reporters in July, SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk said he expected the Falcon 9 could resume flying as soon as September.

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The eighth Dragon resupply launch from Florida could follow SES 9. Its launch is expected no earlier than mid-November, according to former Apollo astronaut Tom Stafford, chairman of the International Space Station Advisory Committee.
 
RE: Falcon 9 rocket to be grounded longer than expected(November)

Who cares lots of other rockets are there :dodgy
 
RE: Falcon 9 rocket to be grounded longer than expected(November)

Ses 9 Launching on nov
 
RE: Falcon 9 rocket to be grounded longer than expected(November)

so, SES9 launching mid november :eek:hya

gr8 info @jayanji bro :hs
 
RE: Falcon 9 rocket to be grounded longer than expected(November)

Full Thrust Falcon 9 stage undergoing testing at McGregor

The first “Full Thrust” Falcon 9 first stage has begun a test sequence that is understood to involve two static fires on a new test stand at SpaceX’s test facility in McGregor, Texas. The stage, unofficially assigned to the launch of the SES-9 satellite in November, is expected to undergo a short firing this week, ahead of a full duration firing next month.
 
RE: Falcon 9 rocket to be grounded longer than expected(November)

so, november it is :sp :eek:hya
4-6 months after d launch, hence SES9 can be brough to use only by march-may :s
 
RE: Falcon 9 rocket to be grounded longer than expected(November)

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RE: Falcon 9/SES 9 planned to launch on November 17

Thats gr8 news :eek:hya
So 2 months to go.. :sp
 
RE: Falcon 9/SES 9 planned to launch on November 17

So Good News on way for All ADTV USERS :tup
 
RE: Falcon 9/SES 9 planned to launch on November 17

SarfaRaZ said:
So Good News on way for All ADTV USERS :tup

yup bro happy news .... :clap:hs:win:luv:eek:hya:win:tup;);)
 
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