SpaceX Delays Falcon 9 Satellite Launch After Rocket Blowup

SpaceX says it's delaying this week's Falcon 9 rocket launch by a day to review the circumstances behind a test flight that ended in a spectacular explosion on Friday. In a statement issued on Sunday, SpaceX spokesman John Taylor said the company is aiming to launch the AsiaSat 6 telecommunications satellite during a 3-hour, 15-minute window beginning at 12:50 a.m. ET Wednesday. That's a day later than previously planned. Taylor said the circumstances surrounding the Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida are "very different" from those for Friday's flight of the F9R prototype, which was designed to test technologies for bringing a rocket booster back for a landing after launch. More

(Source: NBCNews.com - Aug 25)