CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX delayed the launch of its Falcon Heavy on Monday, ending its hope for a spectacular double-dip of rocket launches, the agency announced.
The Falcon Heavy rocket was scheduled to send a secret mission into space at 8:24 p.m. Monday from Kennedy Space Center, but was scrubbed “due to a ground side issue; vehicle and payload remain healthy.” SpaceX said they are resetting for the next launch opportunity which is no earlier than Tuesday night.
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Not long after the announcement of the delayed Falcon Heavy, SpaceX posted a new launch day and time for the Falcon 9 rocket.
The space agency is now targeting Tuesday at 11:02 p.m. of the Falcon 9 that will send 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX said this will mark the third flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched the Crew-7 and CRS-29 missions.
Following stage separation, the booster will attempt to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.