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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.

SpaceX Booster Lands Safely Back to Earth

Ryan General |

Dec 25, 2015 10:53 AM EST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida on Monday with a cargo of communications satellites and landed safely after returning back to Cape Canaveral.