Kwaj Launch Traffic Drives Falcon I Launch Date

SpaceX pushes back target date for next Falcon 1 launch, SpaceflightNow

“The military informed SpaceX last week that mandatory support equipment and tracking stations in the Pacific Ocean are booked through the end of July, forcing officials to delay launch of the next Falcon 1 rocket, the company’s founder said Friday. Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., said the U.S. Army range at Kwajalein Atoll will be busy with other activities for the next month. “Launch is no sooner than late July to early August,” Musk said. “We will use the time to do additional checkouts.”