In the next few months of launches is not expected.
SpaceX plans to resume launches of the carrier rocket Falcon 9 is not until November this year. This was announced by chief operating officer of the company Gwyn Shotwell.
According to her, in the next few months of launches is not expected. “We take another look at the rocket, we focus on terrestrial systems,” she said.
According to the Agency, this is the first official statement of the representatives of the company after September 1 on the pad at Cape Canaveral, the Falcon 9 exploded. This happened in preparation for the static fire test of the nine Merlin rocket engines.
Head of SpaceX Elon Musk said that the accident occurred during a Gulf of fuel. According to him, the fire started in the oxygen tank of the upper stage. The fire carrier and mounted in its warhead payload was lost. The rocket was put into orbit a telecommunications satellite for the Israeli Spacecom company. The cost of the device is $ 200 million.
The cause of the explosion identified failure of the launch pad. Subsequently a video was published of an accident.
