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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch postponed due to weather

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Published  September 4, 2024 9:55am EDT
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    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX is now planning to launch Falcon 9 on Thursday morning.

    The rocket is launching without any astronauts on board and will carry 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with direct to cell capabilities to low-Earth orbit.

    READ: Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule will return to Earth as early as next week, without crew: NASA

    Liftoff was targeted for 12:55 p.m. ET on Wednesday. However, because of "unfavorable booster recovery" and weather conditions, liftoff is scheduled for 8:35 a.m. ET on Thursday.

    Falcon 9 will lift off from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

    SpaceX says this is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and eight Starlink missions.

    Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Just Read The Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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