SpaceX Falcon Demoflight 2 Update 5 March 2007

The launch window is now March 19th to 22nd (California time).  During extended ground testing in late February, one of our second stage thrust vector control boards indicated a problem.  Although our analysis showed substantial margin for flight, we decided nonetheless to increase the robustness of certain of the components and run a delta qualification.

The upgraded boards will be installed this week.  If all goes well, Falcon 1 will do a static fire next week and then launch in the week of the 19th.