--- description: SpaceX delayed the launch of a commercial communications satellite on Tuesday, days after an experimental rocket failed mid-flight. title: SpaceX Delays Launch Days After Test Mishap image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b8227240523bb95/6986a106e8524b3dfb60472d/153621607.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Technology](/tag/technology/) ## Technology Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # SpaceX Delays Launch Days After Test Mishap  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 27, 2014 12:15 AM CUT  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits on a lauch pad on Oct. 7, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX is delaying this week's Falcon 9 rocket launch by a day following an explosion of a test flight of its experimental Falcon 9R rocket. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits on a lauch pad on Oct. 7, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX is delaying this week's Falcon 9 rocket launch by a day following an explosion of a test flight of its experimental Falcon 9R rocket.Joe Raedle—Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 27, 2014 12:15 AM CUT SpaceX delayed the launch of a commercial communications satellite on Tuesday, days after an experimental rocket failed mid-flight. The private space firm founded by Elon Musk was set to launch the AsiaSat 6 satellite on its Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, but the launch was delayed 24 hours, the Los Angeles _Times_ reports. On Friday, a test flight of the Falcon 9R, an experimental reusable rocket, experienced an anomaly, SpaceX said in a statement. As a result, the flight was terminated–the rocket [blew itself up](http://time.com/3165807/spacex-rocket-explodes/ "undefined"). No one was injured in the incident, and the company said that the experimental flight was “particularly complex.” But SpaceX said at the time that it would review flight record details before the next test flight, and the LA _Times_ reports that the space exploration company is taking extra time to review the case ahead of the AsiaSat 6 satellite launch. \[[LA](http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-spacex-test-rocket-explosion-20140825-story.html "undefined")[ _Times_](http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-spacex-test-rocket-explosion-20140825-story.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3184584/spacex-delays-launch-days-after-test-mishap/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3184584/spacex-delays-launch-days-after-test-mishap/"},"headline":"SpaceX Delays Launch Days After Test Mishap","datePublished":"2014-08-27T00:15:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:52:17.304Z","description":"The company says it will review flight record details before the next test flight","url":"https://time.com/3184584/spacex-delays-launch-days-after-test-mishap/","keywords":["Technology","Space","rockets","SpaceX"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b8227240523bb95/6986a106e8524b3dfb60472d/153621607.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b8227240523bb95/6986a106e8524b3dfb60472d/153621607.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SpaceX","caption":"SpaceX","creditText":"Joe Raedle—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/technology/","name":"Technology"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3184584/spacex-delays-launch-days-after-test-mishap/","name":"SpaceX Delays Launch Days After Test Mishap"}}]}] ```