A file photo made available by SpaceX shows the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the 'Zuma' US satellite mission. “This is a typical industry smear job on the ‘upstart’ trying to disrupt the launch industry,” Desch said on Twitter on Thursday in response to a news article. “SpaceX didn’t have a failure, Northrop Grumman did. SpaceX will pay the price as the one some will try to bring low.”Northrop Grumman didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Iridium has come to SpaceX’s defence before, saying a 2016 launchpad explosion hadn’t shaken its confidence in the startup.

Source: Mint January 12, 2018 06:22 UTC