Archived With rockets on the move, SpaceX still aiming for 2016 return to flight (arstechnica.com)
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Archived With rockets on the move, SpaceX still aiming for 2016 return to flight (arstechnica.com)
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"An official with SpaceX told Ars on Monday that no definitive decisions have yet been made about the company's return to flight."
'As the company has now identified the cause of the accident, it is pressing ahead to try and return to flight before the end of 2016. '
'While the Iridium launch is one option, it is "premature" to say whether it will be the first payload launched. '
'Unlike the Iridium flight, the EchoStar payload will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where preparations are ongoing to Launch Complex 39A to ready it for flight. '
'Any launch in 2016 would represent something of a minor miracle after a total loss of its Falcon 9 rocket and AMOS-6 satellite payload in September. '
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