California: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Cargo Dragon vehicle atop was set to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center today (Saturday) at 3:37 AM, has been postponed due to bad weather conditions.
The NASA commercial cargo provider is now targeting Sunday, August 29 at 3:14 a.m. ET, to launch its cargo Dragon spacecraft.
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LAUNCH UPDATE: Due to weather, today’s @SpaceX cargo mission is postponed. Details for the next attempt:
? Date – Sun. Aug., 29
? NASA TV coverage – 2:45am ET (06:45 UT)
? Target liftoff – 3:14am ET (07:14 UT) pic.twitter.com/phPLQ8YQaM— NASA (@NASA) August 28, 2021
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This will be the third flight for SpaceX under NASA’s second Commercial Resupply Services Contract. The cargo Dragon will spend about a month attached to the space station before it splashes down off the coast of Florida, returning with research and cargo.