Falcon 1 Launch Scrubbed

Spaceref.com ^ | 12/19/05 | Keith Cowing

[KevinDavis]

At 2:25 pm EST SpaceX announced that a structural issue in the first stage fuel tank of the Falcon 1 launch vehicle had arisen and that the launch is off until at least next month.

The customers for this first mission are DARPA and the U.S. Air Force. The payload is FalconSat-2, part of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s satellite program that will measure space plasma phenomena, which can adversely affect space-based communications, including GPS and other civil and military communications.

The target orbit for this satellite is 400 km X 500 km at an inclination of 39 degrees.

[KevinDavis]

Just keep on trying...

[KevinDavis]

[satchmodog9]

Maybe Michael Vick was part of the launch mechanism.

[PAR35]

Just keep on trying...

The rocked equivalent of vapor ware. They should catch up to what the Germans could do in 1944 in a few years.

[KevinDavis]

lol!

[SunkenCiv]

Maybe the company should be chosen for the launch of Beagle-3...

[Termite_Commander]

Oh well. Maybe next time, then.

By the way, nice graphic.

[jmcenanly]

The rocked equivalent of vapor ware. They should catch up to what the Germans could do in 1944 in a few years. It took us a while to get things rolling. Look at the Vanguard launch attempts in the 1950's. In fact, at the time there was a joke that the newest rocket should be called the Eisenhower because it wouldn't do anything and couldn't be fired.

[jmcenanly]

The rocket equivalent of vapor ware. They should catch up to what the Germans could do in 1944 in a few years. It took us a while to get things rolling. Look at the Vanguard launch attempts in the 1950's. In fact, at the time there was a joke that the newest rocket should be called the Eisenhower because it wouldn't do anything and couldn't be fired.All in all, it could have been worse