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SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral in Florida was scheduled to launch Saturday morning, but aborted just before liftoff. <\/p>\n
SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral in Florida was scheduled to launch Saturday morning, but aborted just before liftoff. <\/p>\n
Moments after ignition, a privately funded spacecraft aborted its liftoff, delaying its mission to the International Space Station. <\/p>\n
SpaceX's unmanned rocket had a one-second window to take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Saturday morning, and the failed launch means the next opportunity won't be until early Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n
The founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, had been tweeting from the company's California headquarters leading up to the scheduled launch time of 4:55 a.m. ET. <\/p>\n
\"Whatever happens today, we could not have done it without @NASA, but errors are ours alone and me most of all,\" he said. <\/p>\n
The successful launch would have been just the beginning in a series of tests for the private spacecraft. <\/p>\n
The Dragon capsule, perched atop the Falcon 9 rocket, would become the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. Even after it eventually launches, though, it will be a few days filled with more trials before the Dragon can berth. <\/p>\n
Update at 10:04 a.m. ET. Shutdown A Half-Second To Launch: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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