SpaceX delayed this week's planned launch of the fourth Falcon I, after a Saturday static firing (pictured left) indicated that a liquid oxygen supply line should be replaced."There is a good chance we would be OK flying as is, but we are being extremely cautious," said a company statement. "No major issues came up."
The next launch window is Sept. 28-Oct. 1, from an island in the Central Pacific.
After three launch attempts, SpaceX has yet to achieve orbit. The company is planing to launch a massive, nine-engine rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40. The company expects the first Falcon 9 to be delivered to the Cape later this year.
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