Launch postponed after static fire countdown

From:: Elon Musk
Date:: February 9, 2006 (NASA Watch labels it 'Posted February 9, 2006 (via SpaceX)'. Kimbal Musk's blog and NASASpaceFlight place the completed hold-down firing and the postponement on February 10 (California time).)
To:: SpaceX update mailing list

After analyzing data from the static fire countdown, we decided to postpone the launch. The vehicle is being lowered for further investigation. Once we have thoroughly checked out all systems, I will post an update on what was found and when the next countdown attempt will occur. Based on range availability and logistics constraints, a rough guess would be two to four weeks.

About this email

After reviewing data from the static fire countdown Musk postpones the launch, has the rocket lowered for inspection, and guesses the next countdown is two to four weeks away.

Notes

First person ('I will post an update'); unsigned in the NASA Watch copy. NASASpaceFlight paraphrases the same note and attributes it to Musk. Text was retrieved through a page reader, so punctuation and paragraph breaks may differ slightly from the original page.

Where it came from

Published by Musk; attribution widely reported.

SpaceX, newsletter. Tags: spacex-update, falcon-1, kwajalein, static-fire, launch-delay

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