FAA Reviewing SpaceX Results Before Clearing Return to Flight

Credit: IridiumNEXT: Thales Alenia Space
SpaceX hopes to return its Falcon 9 to flight this month after determining the supercold propellant temperatures it uses to boost performance contributed to the costly on-pad explosion during launch preparations Sept. 1, 2016, but must await final FAA action before scheduling a launch. The Hawthorne...

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