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SpaceX Orbcomm Launch Now Reset for Sunday Night
By 2014.06.09 0 Comments Read More →

SpaceX Orbcomm Launch Now Reset for Sunday Night

The SpaceX / Orbcommlaunch which had been scheduled for Thursday evening has now been moved back until Sunday evening. Orbcomm posted the following on its website today: “The OG2 Mission 1 Launch is scheduled for Sunday, June 15 at 8:00 pm ET with Monday, June 16 as the back-up launch date. During final integration on […]

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SpaceX Orbcomm Delay Was Due to a Helium Leak
By 2014.05.21 0 Comments Read More →

SpaceX Orbcomm Delay Was Due to a Helium Leak

Space News is reporting that the May 9th scrub of the SpaceX/Orbcomm launch scheduled for the following day was caused by a helium leak detected during the fueling procedure for a static test fire. The leak is apparently unrelated to a different problem which cropped up shortly before liftoff on April 14th, as the Falcon […]

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