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"SpaceX Postpones Satellite Launch" [1]

"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The SpaceX company has called off Sunday's launch of a deep-space observatory.

The countdown was halted at the two-and-a-half-minute mark at Cape Canaveral because of a problem with a rocket-tracking system. At the same time, SpaceX was dealing with a rocket issue.

SpaceX had been aiming for a launch and landing within minutes of each other. The next try could come as early as Monday."

The Associated Press had the story February 8, 2015. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"A Sleepless Night’s Fancy Nears Space After 17 Year" (New York Times) [3]

"Satellite Set To Stream Daily Images Of Earth From Space" (NPR) [4]

"16 Years After Its Inception, 'GoreSat' Set For Launch ... Soon" (NPR) [5]

"Al Gore's Zombie Satellite Lurches Toward Liftoff" (Bloomberg) [6]

Science [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Public [9]
Source: AP [2], 02/09/2015
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/spacex-postpones-satellite-launch [2] http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-spacex-launch-canceled-20150208-story.html [3] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/science/goresat-is-set-to-launch-on-spacex-rocket.html?partner=rss&emc=rss [4] http://www.npr.org/2015/02/06/383618359/satellite-set-to-stream-daily-images-of-earth-from-space [5] http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/02/08/384769816/16-years-after-its-inception-goresat-set-for-launch [6] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-06/al-gore-s-zombie-satellite-lurches-into-orbit [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [9] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81