
Today, a commercial launch of an updated launch vehicle from SpaceX, Falcon-9 v1.1 was to take place. But for several reasons, the launch had to be postponed to Friday (Moscow time). That the first-stage valve failed (or rather, a deviation from the norm, and not a complete failure) was recorded, then there was a malfunction in the oxygen boost system. As a result, the launch for today had to be canceled, and the countdown was stopped for the third time. The favorable “window” for launch was eventually missed, and all of this was postponed to Friday, November 29, 02:38.
Falcon 9 must put into operation a fairly large commercial communication satellite of the SES company. If all goes well, Space X will begin to work in a commercial space program in full force, regularly launching satellites into orbit. Of course, all this will have (already has) a significant impact on the current state of the space industry, which has remained unchanged for a long time.
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It is worth noting that launching a satellite into orbit, on SpaceX Falcon 9, costs the customer $ 56.7 million. According to Elon Musk, the creator of Space X, this price is the most favorable now when compared with the offers of other companies / organizations.
The launch, which will take place on Friday, will be available on the Web,
broadcast here .