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1. Update · July 25, 2006 · SpaceX

   FINDINGS OF THE FALCON RETURN TO FLIGHT BOARD

   Fortunately, telemetry analysis allowed us to pinpoint the leak to a very specific location on the vehicle, clearly showing that the leak arose at the turbopump fuel inlet pressure transducer. This is supported by several cameras and video feeds around the launch site, as well…

2. Update · March 25, 2006 · SpaceX Mailing List

   Falcon 1 Maiden Flight Updates: March — Preliminary SpaceX Internal Analysis

   (Note: There will be a formal US Government led anomaly investigation in partnership with SpaceX. The report issued by that team will reflect the fully considered official opinion. The website updates reflect only the preliminary analysis of SpaceX and are provided pursuant to…

3. Article · March 25, 2006 · The Los Angeles Times

   Rocket Fails in SpaceX’s First Launch

   By Peter Pae, Times Staff Writer A new rocket developed by an Internet entrepreneur’s fledgling El Segundo company failed during its long-awaited maiden launch from a remote western Pacific island Friday. The Falcon I rocket, which was designed to sharply cut the cost of sending…

4. Update · August 6, 2008 · SpaceX Mailing List

   FALCON 1, FLIGHT 3 MISSION SUMMARY

   Liftoff of Falcon 1, Flight 3 from the Kwajalein Atoll on August 2, 2008 (CONUS). Timing is Everything On August 2nd, Falcon 1 executed a picture perfect first stage flight, ultimately reaching an altitude of 217 km, but encountered a problem just after stage separation that…

5. Update · March 24, 2006 3:00pm · SpaceX Mailing List

   Falcon 1 Maiden Flight Updates: March

   Full video of Falcon 1 Maiden Flight. We had a successful liftoff and Falcon made it well clear of the launch pad, but unfortunately the vehicle was lost later in the first stage burn. More information will be posted once we have had time to analyze the problem. —Elon

6. Article · August 4, 2008 · The Orlando Sentinel

   Launch failure clouds NASA’s plans

   By ROBERT BLOCK SENTINEL STAFF WRITER If rocket science were baseball, Elon Musk — the upstart space entrepreneur who founded the company known as SpaceX — would be heading to the dugout, having struck out Saturday with his third consecutive launch failure. His Falcon 1 rocket…

7. Update · September 28, 2008, 4:30pm · SpaceX

   Elon Musk's speech and interview — Elon Musk addresses employees at Hawthorne HQ

   We’re really — we’re showing we can get to orbit. And we’re going to do that repeatedly now. What we’ve shown is that we’ve eliminated any design errors with the vehicle. If you look at the issues with the first three flights, they were really, you know, design errors in the…

8. Article · September 29, 2008 · The Los Angeles Times

   Private rocket makes it into orbit

   Last month, SpaceX lost three government satellites and human ashes including the remains of astronaut Gordon Cooper and “Star Trek” actor James Doohan after its third rocket was lost en route to space. The company blamed a timing error for the failure that caused the rocket’s…

9. Article · May 5, 2011 · Lexington Institute

   SpaceX: Glib Salesman Takes NASA For A Ride

   — The initial launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 1 vehicle was delayed over two years, and then suffered three failures before finally achieving a successful launch five years late. — The initial launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 5 vehicle was originally expected to occur in 2005, and never…

10. Article · August 5, 2008 · Wired

    Now 0-for-3, SpaceX’s Elon Musk Vows to Make Orbit

    Wired.com: You always emphasize testing and testing and more testing, and you’ve been super careful to make sure everything is right before launching. So what’s the disconnect -- why do things still go wrong? Musk: Some things can only be tested in space. Bear in mind, Falcon 1…