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How a tiny bit of lacquer grounded new Falcon 9 rockets for a month

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Xordac Prime
Nine enormous rocket engines in a huge hangar.

Enlarge / Nine Merlin engines power the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket. (credit: SpaceX)

NASA and SpaceX confirmed on Wednesday that they are targeting November 14 for the launch of the Crew-1 mission that will carry four astronauts to the International Space Station.

Originally scheduled to launch on Halloween, NASA delayed the launch after an engine issue aborted an October 2 launch attempt of a Falcon 9 rocket, at T-2 seconds, carrying a GPS III satellite for the US Air Force.

During a teleconference with reporters on Wednesday, SpaceX’s Hans Koenigsmann explained what happened with the October 2 launch abort and what has been done to address the issue going forward.

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Source: Ars Technica – How a tiny bit of lacquer grounded new Falcon 9 rockets for a month

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