After the mishap that burned the Falcon 9, SpaceX announced on September 13 that their flights are going to be available again starting November of this year. The accident that took place recently also destroyed Space Communications Ltd., a satellite made for Israeli communications.
According to a report done by Reuters, SpaceX is only going to temporary cancel their flights in the next three months. The president of the company, Gwynne Shotwell made an official statement to the public about their plans for the company. She didn't mention the amount of damage that the previous rocket has experienced nor how much does the company need to fix it. The only assurance she gave was that they won't permanently close down just because of what happened.
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No one knows exactly what went down that totally set the Falcon 9 on fire, as everything is still under investigation. All that is known was that the Falcon 9 was being prepared for a prelaunch test on September 1 when it started acting up that it lead to its destruction. They were trying to fuel it up before the usual prelaunch test held at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which is located in Florida. That is the last time they saw the Falcon 9 functioning well until it exploded.
In a report by Tech Crunch, it is looking like SpaceX is not at all stopping in creating progress with their space shuttles. Their Mars Colonial Transporter is said to even go beyond Mars. This is a statement made by SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, in his recent Twitter post. He said that the company is thinking of creating a new name for their MCT.
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