SpaceX has delayed the first test flight of its Falcon 9/Dragon configuration. Both the company and NASA say the flight could yet take place this week.
A final inspection before launch turned up possible problems with the nozzles of the second stage rocket engines. Depending on how serious the problems are, the flight could take place as early as Thursday, according to SpaceX, or as early as Wednesday, according to NASA. The difference in the estimate is interesting, and the fact that the difference was made public even more interesting. This time, the difference is probably not important, but NASA and its private partners might want to work out who speaks for a project early on in this new era.
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