SpaceX Delays Launch To Replace Falcon 9's Second Stage Sensor

Brid-Aine Parnell , CONTRIBUTOR

SpaceX has scrubbed the launch of a Luxembourg government satellite aboard an old Falcon 9 rocket to replace a sensor on the second stage.

The GovSat-1 mission was scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, but has been put off for at least 24 hours.

“Standing down for today. Team is going to replace a second stage sensor. Next available launch opportunity is tomorrow, January 31,” the company tweeted.

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And….President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA faces what increasingly seem insurmountable obstacles to confirmation by the current Senate, according to industry officials and congressional staffers.

The combination of unanimous Democratic opposition plus stiff resistance from Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, these people said, creates the biggest roadblock for the nominee

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