From John Zarrella, CNN <\/p>\n
updated 11:23 PM EDT, Sat May 19, 2012 | <\/p>\n
SpaceX: Launch abort 'not a failure' <\/p>\n
STORY HIGHLIGHTS <\/p>\n
(CNN) -- SpaceX's launch of the first private spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been rescheduled for next week after the mission was aborted Saturday a half a second before liftoff, the company said. <\/p>\n
The historic launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, with its Dragon capsule filled with food, supplies and science experiments, was halted when a flight computer detected \"high pressure in the engine 5 combustion chamber,\" the company said in a statement. <\/p>\n
\"We have discovered the root cause and repairs are underway,\" it said. <\/p>\n
CNN explains: Commercial space flight <\/p>\n
SpaceX now plans a pre-dawn launch as early as Tuesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:44 a.m. ET, according to the statement released late Saturday. <\/p>\n
\"During rigorous inspections of the engine, SpaceX engineers discovered a faulty check valve on the Merlin engine. We are now in the process of replacing the failed valve,\" the company said Saturday. \"Those repairs should be complete tonight.\" <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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