SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg scrubbed again Friday morning
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – SpaceX has scrubbed the Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base to "allow more time for vehicle preparations".
The next launch window is set for Apr. 1 at an undisclosed time.
Standing down from today’s launch of the @SemperCitiusSDA Tranche 0 mission to allow more time for vehicle preparations. Targeting no earlier than April 1 for next liftoff attempt
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 31, 2023
SpaceX previously aborted its Falcon 9 rocket launch just prior to lift-off at 7:29 a.m. Thursday at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
From SpaceX: Falcon 9 had an auto abort this morning, just prior to T-0. The vehicle and payload are in good health; teams are resetting for a launch attempt tomorrow, March 31 at 7:29 a.m. PT.
— Vandenberg Space Force Base (@SLDelta30) March 30, 2023
In the meantime, here's a photo from this morning!
📷 by SrA Rocio Romo pic.twitter.com/3AJFCu4WuY
The rescheduled mission will launch a layered network of communication satellites into orbit, according to SpaceX.
The first stage booster will return to Vandenberg about seven to eight minutes post-launch, and may create sonic booms heard on the Central Coast.
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