A SpaceX Falcon 9 V1.1 rocket sits on the pad ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day launch attempt from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The first attempt was halted after computers showed that the engines had a slower than expected thrust rate upon startup. The launch would later be scrubbed so that engineers could inspect the engines before another attempt can be made on a date still to be determined. The Falcon 9 will be launching the SES-8 broadcasting satellite, which will provide television coverage to South Asia and China. This will be the first commercial satellite launch from the United States since 2009 and the furthest reaching mission to date by SpaceX.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 V1.1 rocket sits on the pad ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day launch attempt from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The first attempt was halted after computers showed that the engines had a slower than expected thrust rate upon startup. The launch would later be scrubbed so that engineers could inspect the engines before another attempt can be made on a date still to be determined. The Falcon 9 will be launching the SES-8 broadcasting satellite, which will provide television coverage to South Asia and China. This will be the first commercial satellite launch from the United States since 2009 and the furthest reaching mission to date by SpaceX.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 V1.1 rocket vents oxygen following Thursday evenings first launch attempt from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The first attempt was halted after computers showed that the engines had a slower than expected thrust rate upon startup. The launch would later be scrubbed so that engineers could inspect the engines before another attempt can be made on a date still to be determined. The Falcon 9 will be launching the SES-8 broadcasting satellite, which will provide television coverage to South Asia and China. This will be the first commercial satellite launch from the United States since 2009 and the furthest reaching mission to date by SpaceX.

A fully fueled SpaceX Falcon 9 V1.1 rocket sits on the pad at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday, November 25th. The first launch attempt would be scrubbed shortly after due to pressure fluctuations on the first stage liquid oxygen tank. The next launch attempt is scheduled for November 27th with a launch window of 5:39-6:44pm. If Falcon launches, it will be the first Thanksgiving day launch from the cape since 1959. The Falcon 9 will be lofting the SES-8 satellite into a circular orbit, 22,300 miles above the equator and will provide television coverage to South Asia and China.

A fully fueled SpaceX Falcon 9 V1.1 rocket sits on the pad at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday, November 25th. The first launch attempt would be scrubbed shortly after due to pressure fluctuations on the first stage liquid oxygen tank. The next launch attempt is scheduled for November 27th with a launch window of 5:39-6:44pm. If Falcon launches, it will be the first Thanksgiving day launch from the cape since 1959. The Falcon 9 will be lofting the SES-8 satellite into a circular orbit, 22,300 miles above the equator and will provide television coverage to South Asia and China.

A fully fueled SpaceX Falcon 9 V1.1 rocket sits on the pad at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday, November 25th. The first launch attempt would be scrubbed shortly after due to pressure fluctuations on the first stage liquid oxygen tank. The next launch attempt is scheduled for November 27th with a launch window of 5:39-6:44pm. If Falcon launches, it will be the first Thanksgiving day launch from the cape since 1959. The Falcon 9 will be lofting the SES-8 satellite into a circular orbit, 22,300 miles above the equator and will provide television coverage to South Asia and China.

SpaceX SES-8

A fully fueled SpaceX Falcon 9 V1.1 rocket sits on the pad at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday, November 25th. The first launch attempt would be scrubbed shortly after due to pressure fluctuations on the first stage liquid oxygen tank. The next launch attempt is scheduled for November 27th with a launch window of 5:39-6:44pm. If Falcon launches, it will be the first Thanksgiving day launch from the cape since 1959. The Falcon 9 will be lofting the SES-8 satellite into a circular orbit, 22,300 miles above the equator and will provide television coverage to South Asia and China.