At a 3 percent growth rate, its doubling time â or the number of years to double in size â is 23 years. (The doubling time for a population can be roughly determined by dividing the current growth rate into the number 69.. Therefore, 69/3=23 years.
But the attempt was scrubbed about an hour before launch due to the helium leak. Todays launch has been scrubbed due to a helium leak on Falcon 9's first stage, SpaceX officials announced in an update today. A fix will be implemented by the next launch opportunity on Friday April 18, though weather on that date isn't ideal. [ See photos of SpaceX's 3rd Dragon mission to the space station ].
These 10 facts about space will blow your mind. Conventional rockets create thrust by combining liquid fuel with an oxidizer, usually liquid oxygen. Both the fuel and the oxidizer take up a lot of space, resulting in rockets that must be very large to achieve the thrust necessary to launch a satellite into orbit.