Judging from past experience with other companies and SpaceX, I don't think they will try again in this year. Delta II was back in service very fast in 1997 (January to May, 4 months), but the failure mode (SRM) was easily understood.Analyst
Won't it depend entirely on the nature of the failure - which won't be specifically known for a while yet?
Exacly. Could be something as small as a software fault.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 08/03/2008 10:49 pmWon't it depend entirely on the nature of the failure - which won't be specifically known for a while yet?Exacly. Could be something as small as a software fault.
While we're still waiting on a specific date for Flight III, I'll start this thread for the fourth...Flight 4 of the F1 planned for September (Malaysian satellite) the vehicle will be finished and on its way to Kwaj in late July (Per Elon).
Is it really wise of them to begin shipping F1-4 before the F1-3 flight? As we've now found, F1-3 failed, and that could lead to changes to the vehicle for the next flight.If so, aren't they going to have to ship the thing all the way back to the factory? Their launch site doesn't look like it's capable of supporting any major changes to the vehicle in-situ.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 06/18/2008 04:26 pmWhile we're still waiting on a specific date for Flight III, I'll start this thread for the fourth...Flight 4 of the F1 planned for September (Malaysian satellite) the vehicle will be finished and on its way to Kwaj in late July (Per Elon).Not sure if I should say this here or in the new thread..Is it really wise of them to begin shipping F1-4 before the F1-3 flight? As we've now found, F1-3 failed, and that could lead to changes to the vehicle for the next flight.If so, aren't they going to have to ship the thing all the way back to the factory? Their launch site doesn't look like it's capable of supporting any major changes to the vehicle in-situ.(edit) Hah, this is the new thread. Guess I need more coffee to wake me up.
Apparently Malaysia will delay the RazakSat payload by two years due to launcher problems. If these can not resolved, another launch provider might be selected.http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=350849&cat=ct
Heh, so many threads!
Well, F1-4 is already there and Elon/SpaceX seem confident any related F1-3 fix is minor, so as of right now, it's not a problem.
They didn't know it was going to fail, and were aiming for a quick turnaround.