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Space

SpaceX AsiaSat 6 Launch Delayed At Least One To Two Weeks

Pat Host

Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

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SpaceX AsiaSat 6 Launch Delayed At Least One To Two Weeks

A Falcon 9 rocket.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will take one to two weeks to review “all potential failure modes and contingencies,” chief designer and CEO Elon Musk said, following the company’s most recent pair of scrubs to a commercial launch. SpaceX postponed its AsiaSat 6 launch both Tuesday and Wednesday for unspecified reasons. Musk said in a statement the company is not aware of any issue with Falcon 9, nor the interfaces with the AsiaSat 6 spacecraft, but is further investigating the…

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