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Ambitious Schedule Leads To SpaceX Caution With Scrub And Launch

Monday, February 27th, 2017

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A space industry consultant believes Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) ambitious schedule for 2017 after months of being grounded likely lead the company to scrub the Feb. 18 launch, despite overwhelming odds of launch success.SpaceX spokesman John Taylor on Feb. 21 said the Feb 18 issue was with a backup system in the second stage actuator. Musk said Feb. 18 on Twitter all systems were go and that the movement trace of an upper stage engine steering hydraulic piston was slightly odd.Musk said on…

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