SpaceX scrubs the RRT-1 launch from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now
A Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) ahead of the launch of the RRT-1 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now
Update 8:37 p.m. EST (0137 UTC): SpaceX cited high winds as the reason for the scrub of the launch of the RRT-1 mission.
SpaceX scrubbed the planned launch of a payload that has not been officially identified.
The mission, according to SpaceX and the FAA is being referred to as “RRT-1.” Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was set for 8:05 p.m. EST (0105 UTC). In a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, said “Teams will continue to keep a close eye on the weather as we work toward the next best launch opportunity.”
“A new target launch date will be shared once available,” SpaceX wrote.
On Thursday, the...