Space X Falcon number 9th failed Thanksgiving launch plan canceled

Source: Internet
Author: User
Keywords Falcon number 9th.
Phoenix Science and technology news Beijing time November 29, according to Science and technology blog Theverge reported that the SpaceX company in Thursday before the launch of the last time to cancel its Falcon 9th (Falcon 9) rocket launch plan, because the rocket may have technical problems. Falcon 9th was scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida State (Canaveral Air Force redevelop), the best time of the 65 minutes after Thanksgiving morning 5:39. Earlier this week, Falcon 9th missed the launch time due to a technical glitch, SpaceX chief executive Ellon Masc said at the time that, as the Falcon Booster liquid oxygen storage tank pressure floated, for security reasons, decided to push the launch schedule to Thanksgiving. If this happens, it will be a huge milestone for space X and the commercial aerospace industry. However, the Space X engineer needs to find out the cause of the problem before the next launch, but fortunately, the rockets are not showing any signs of damage, which is good news for Space X and its customers. Yingsun 9th was set to send SES 8 communications satellite to the skies world, which was the first commercial communication satellite in Space X. "This launch is extremely important for space X's future," Musk said in Sunday. We appreciate the SEC's support for Space X. "At the time, the rocket engine had started, the timer had been zeroed, but Falcon 9th had canceled the launch and shut down the engine, and engineers said it was not clear why, but was studying the rocket's feedback data. Then space X said the rocket was "safe" and that the flight computer was automatically shut down a second before the launch. After that, engineers also tried to rejoin the fuel and launch again. However, 4 seconds before the second launch, Falcon 9th was in trouble and was eventually forced to cancel the launch plan. Musk later tweeted that it might be a few more days to try again. According to the latest plan, the rocket will be transported from the launch pad, placed in a horizontal position, and in the next few days timing launch. (Compile/No medicine)
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