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SpaceX Launch Scrubbed; On Again Saturday

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Key Takeaways:

  • A historic SpaceX launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center was scrubbed.
  • The launch was called off due to adverse spring weather conditions.
  • The mission could not be delayed by even 10 minutes because of a tight launch window to the International Space Station.
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Spring weather in Florida’s Kennedy Space Center caused the historic SpaceX launch scheduled for this afternoon to be scrubbed. Controllers ruefully suggested that if the mission could be delayed by 10 minutes, it might have come off today. But the launch window for the Crew Dragon to reach the International Space Station would not permit the delay.

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KITPLANES Editor in Chief Marc Cook has been in aviation journalism for more than 30 years. He is a 4000-hour instrument-rated, multi-engine pilot with experience in nearly 150 types. He’s completed two kit aircraft, an Aero Designs Pulsar XP and a Glasair Sportsman 2+2, and currently flies a 2002 GlaStar.
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