SES Approves Satellite Shipment for Falcon 9 Launch Despite Questions

Satellite fleet operator SES has authorized the shipment of its SES-8 satellite to Florida to prepare for launch aboard a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket despite concerns among insurance industry officials that the Sept. 29 demonstration flight of a new Falcon 9 variant did not meet a key objective. Luxembourg-based SES has said it is awaiting more data from SpaceX about why the Falcon 9 v1.1's upper-stage engine did not complete a second ignition at the end of the vehicle's inaugural mission as planned. More

(Source: Space News - Oct 5)