SpaceX return to flight from Vandenberg set for Sunday Jan 8th (Now 14th)

Post date: Jan 02, 2017 11:31:23 PM

SpaceX is targeting it;s return to flight from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) with the Iridium NEXT 18:28:07 (GMT) Sunday Jan 8th (Weather permitting).

NOW DELAYED TILL SATURDAY 14 jAN 2017

On January 2, 2017, 9:00am EST the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the AMOS-6 mission anomaly on the 1st September 2016 loss of the rocket and payload;

The FAA has approved the launch of 10 satellites for Iridium NEXT

SpaceX said that in the short term, it plans to change the way it loads fuel. Eventually, it plans to change the design of the pressure vessels to prevent buckling.