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SpaceX Investigation Pinpoints Cause of Rocket Explosion, Plans to Resume Launch on Jan. 8

Jan 03, 2017 09:28 PM EST

SpaceX recently said that the company is finalizing its report regarding the explosion that of its Falcon 9 rocket while being tested in September 2016. SpaceX added that the investigation have determined the likely cause of the explosion and that the company has already devised a workaround in order to prevent such chemical reaction to occur in the future. Now that everything is clear, SpaceX is expecting to launch its new rocket by Jan. 8.

SpaceX Delays Rocket Launch until January

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Dec 08, 2016 10:03 AM EST

SpaceX founder Elon Musk recently confirmed that the firm was forced to delay the launch of its rocket until January 2017. Musk added that an ongoing investigation regarding the incident in September when one of its rockets exploded in its launch pad prompted the delay.

SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 sits on Pad 40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Titusville, Florida.

SpaceX Confirms Falcon 9 Launch on Dec. 16

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Dec 06, 2016 04:09 AM EST

SpaceX confirms that the company will resume the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 16. The rocket will launch the first group of communications satellites into space. Iridium Communications, the company which owns the satellites, also confirmed the launch date.

Elon Musk Plans to send humans to Mars by 2024

Musk to Send People to Mars by 2024

Rina S. |

Jun 03, 2016 06:40 PM EDT

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is optimistic about colonizing Mars by 2024. Speaking at Recode's Code Conference, he hinted that he would like to live on Mars too. Earlier this year, SpaceX announced that its plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the red planet by 2018.

WATCH: SpaceX's Third Successful Rocket Landing at Sea

Ana Verayo |

May 29, 2016 06:02 AM EDT

For the third time in a row, SpaceX successfully completed an ocean landing, where its Falcon 9 rocket launched a communications satellite and returned to complete a vertical landing on a droneship.

Falcon 9 For Dod Certification Next Month Confirmed

Cristian Andal |

May 14, 2015 07:46 AM EDT

Falcon’s new 9v1.1 vehicle of Space Exploration technologies gets the certification to start its mission under the U.S Department of Defense—as early as next month, June. This could end the conflict on pushing the approval of F9 to fly for defense payloads under the agreement between SpaceX and the U.S Air Force.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches Turkmen Satellite Today

Ana Verayo |

Apr 27, 2015 08:18 AM EDT

The satellite weighs around 9,000 pounds and will bring TV, internet and data services for national and commercial use.

Here's Why SpaceX Wants to Land its Rockets on a Ship

Ana Verayo |

Apr 19, 2015 07:54 AM EDT

This third attempt to land a rocket safely was thwarted once again.

Glitch Postpones SpaceX Rocket Launch

Marco Foronda |

Feb 09, 2015 07:20 AM EST

SpaceX will make its second attempt to land the Falcon 9's first-stage booster on a floating platform.

SpaceX Releases Video of Falcon 9 Rocket Explosion

Ana Verayo |

Jan 17, 2015 04:06 AM EST

The floating ocean launch pad is a 300 foot-long ship.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Destroyed on Landing

Ana Verayo |

Jan 11, 2015 08:04 AM EST

SpaceX successfully launches its cargo resupply to the ISS but its first attempt to land a rocket back on Earth fails.

The Falcon 9 rocket to be launched by SpaceX on a cargo re-supply service mission to the International Space Station sits on launch pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida January 5, 2015.

SpaceX Rocket Launch With Food and Supplies for ISS Cancelled Again

Ana Verayo |

Jan 07, 2015 10:20 AM EST

Just two minutes before the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying cargo supplies to the ISS, a technical problem delayed the launched yet again and is moved to Friday.