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SpaceX Delays Return To Flight Jan. 14

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 return to flight on Jan. 14, following a delay.The original launch was delayed due to poor weather at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. , the company said Jan. 8 on Twitter.The launch delivered 10 satellite to orbit and included the first stage rocket landing on a drone ship on the ocean. The FAA the week of Jan. 2 awarded the company its launch license and closed its investigation into SpaceX’s pre-launch mishap from Sept. 1. SpaceX had…

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