A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is currently attached to Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, awaiting its launch into space. The rocket was supposed to carry the Cargo Dragon spacecraft for NASA’s mission to the International Space Station. However, due to unfavorable sea conditions in the booster recovery area, the launch had to be postponed.
SpaceX recently faced a setback in its attempt to launch two missions in a single day. The cargo mission scheduled for Sunday afternoon had to be scrubbed due to high winds. Earlier in the day, the company successfully launched more satellites as part of its Starlink project. These second-generation satellites were deployed in low-Earth orbit, with the Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster landing on the Just Read the Instructions droneship shortly after.
The plan was to follow up this launch with a second mission at 12:12 p.m., which would have been a milestone for SpaceX as it had never launched two missions on the same day before. The second mission aimed to send Dragon’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. However, the launch was postponed due to high winds, and the company is now targeting 11:47 a.m. on Monday for the rescheduled launch, weather permitting.
This would have been the fifth flight of the first-stage booster, which had previously supported other missions such as Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I-6 F2, and a Starlink mission. The Dragon capsule is expected to dock with the ISS after a 42-hour flight.
Earlier, SpaceX had successfully launched its 36th mission of the year, adding to its increasing number of launches. Elon Musk, the controversial billionaire founder and CEO of SpaceX, had previously stated his aim for up to 100 flights in 2023. The company continues to make advancements in space exploration and satellite deployment.
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