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Space

Ambitious Schedule Leads To SpaceX Caution With Scrub And Launch

Pat Host

Tuesday, February 21st, 2017

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Ambitious Schedule Leads To SpaceX Caution With Scrub And Launch

SpaceX launches the JCSAT-16 commercial communications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket. Photo: SpaceX

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 Saturday launch, despite overwhelming odds of launch success.SpaceX spokesman John Taylor on Tuesday said Saturday’s issue was with a backup system in the second stage actuator. Musk said Saturday 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 Saturday that…

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