— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 10, 2018Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy, who is also among a team of Bangladeshis to witness the launch, said in a Facebook post the launch was aborted just 42 seconds before the liftoff. The precise reason for Thursday's automatic shutdown of the final launch sequence was not determined. Before the launch, Musk told reporters that Falcon 9 Block 5 is designed to be "the most reliable rocket ever built." "The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 mission will be the first to utilise Falcon 9 Block 5, the final substantial upgrade to SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle," SpaceX said in a statement. SpaceX has launched more than 50 missions on a Falcon 9 rocket since its debut in June 2010.

Source: bd News24 May 10, 2018 18:23 UTC