The company wants more time to investigate moisture in two of its Falcon 9 rocket's nine first-stage Merlin engines.
"Teams completed inspections of the rocket's engines today but will use the additional time to complete data reviews and analysis before a launch attempt," they added.It's possible that the moisture detected in the two engines is water, given that a storm roared through the Vandenberg area a few days ago. If that's the case, Friday is a realistic launch target.
The Falcon 9 is powered by nine Merlin engines in its first stage . The two-stage rocket's upper stage sports a single Merlin, which is optimized for use in space.SWOT is a join effort of NASA and the French space agency CNES, with contributions from the Canadian and U.K. space agencies. Once aloft, the satellite will measure water levels of lakes, rivers and oceans around the world with unprecedented precision.
The mission's data will give scientists a better understanding of our world's waterways and how they're affected byFriday is shaping up to be a very busy day in spaceflight. SpaceX is expected to launch two missions that day in addition to SWOT. Both of the others will lift off from Florida's Space Coast. One will loft a batch of the company's
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