SpaceX targeting a November launch for its Falcon 9 rocket

Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches earlier this year. (credit: SpaceX)

SpaceX is continuing to sort through thousands of channels of data in regard to its September 1 accident, which led to the loss of its Falcon 9 rocket and its Amos-6 satellite during preparations for a static fire test. The company has nonetheless begun working toward an ambitious November return to flight for its rocket.

During a speech Tuesday in Paris, at the World Satellite Business Week meeting, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company “anticipates” a return to flight as early as November, most likely from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Details of the speech were first reported in a series of tweets by Peter B. de Selding, Paris bureau chief for Space News. A SpaceX official confirmed the validity of the information to Ars.

SpaceX’s Launch Complex 40 sustained significant damage during the static fire incident, and it may take as long as a year for repairs to be completed. So a November launch in Florida would occur from the company’s Launch Complex 39A, a historical site the company has been modifying after leasing it from NASA in 2014. The company had intended to use the refurbished launch pad primarily for commercial crew missions and its Falcon Heavy rocket. Shotwell also said the return to flight mission could take place at Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base but seemed more confident in a launch from Florida. Both pads will be ready by November, she said, and the location will depend on the customer—as yet undetermined—for the mission.

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SpaceX targeting a November launch for its Falcon 9 rocket

Google Maps' speed limits start showing up while driving... on Android Auto

There are some missing features in Android and some of Google’s apps that are simply incomprehensible. Speed limits is one of them. In countries where speed limits are enforceable by the law and mandatory to respect (ie not here in Lebanon), it’s quite unfathomable to me that you would be using a routing and navigation app that didn’t show you the speed limit of each road you were taking so you could drive safely and lawfully.

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That glorious melty cheese raclette thing looks even better on fries

You’ve likely seen plenty of videos showing off that wonderful Swiss creation, raclette, on the internet.

Basically, it’s a delicious-looking melty heap of cheese that is poured straight off the wheel. It’s usually left for small potatoes, charcuterie or pickles — but this New Zealand food truck called MELT is giving it a modern spin by putting raclette on fries and hot dogs.

Some people might say it’s an affront to the traditional dish, but we say whatever! It looks amazing. Deadly, but amazing.

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Apple iPhone 7 blows away the competition on AnTuTu with a score of 178,393

The Apple iPhone 7 has been able to turn some heads with a report from AnTuTu showing that the handset scored a record shattering 178,397 on AnTuTu’s benchmark test. Apple has done a great job designing the chipsets employed by the 2015 and 2016 iPhone models. As powerful as the A9 SoC is, the A10 scored about 33% higher than the 133,781 rung up last month on AnTuTu by the Apple iPhone 6s.

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Boy tries to singlehandedly block over 11,000 anti-gay protesters

All across Mexico this weekend, thousands of people marched to protest same-sex marriage, as the country comes closer to passing marriage equality nationwide.

In Celaya, Guanajuato, however, one 12-year-old boy decided to take a stand … literally, by standing in the middle of the street in hopes of stopping protesters. A powerful photo, captured by journalist Manuel Rodriguez, features the boy standing bravely before an estimated 11,000 protesters.

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Call for broadband speed comparison checking sites

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A new wearable generator creates electricity from body heat

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The ProDrone PD6B-AW-ARM can arrange your deck furniture for you

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Nothing will stop badass mailman from delivering the mail

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