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SpaceX Seeks to Resume Rocket Launches in November, COO Says

Company still investigating Sept. 1 fireball, Shotwell says
Falcon Heavy’s first test flight more likely early next year

Video player cover image — What We Know About the SpaceX Explosion

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Ania Nussbaum and

September 13, 2016, 3:06 PM UTCUpdated onSeptember 13, 2016, 4:48 PM UTC

SpaceX, which lost a rocket in a launch-pad fireball Sept. 1, is seeking to restart flights in November.

“We’re anticipating getting back to flight -- being down for about three months -- and getting back to flight in the November time frame,” Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell said Tuesday at an event in Paris. “We’ll obviously take another look at the rocket, focus on the ground systems.”