SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 rocket launch carrying 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE TURNING NOW TO SOME BREAKING NEWS. I THINK SPACEX IS GEARING UP FOR A LAUNCH, SO THEY’RE GOING TO BE SENDING UP ANOTHER BATCH OF STARLINK SATELLITES. YEAH. THE LIFTOFF IS SET FOR 507. SO JUST ABOUT A MINUTE. THIS LAUNCH WAS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN YESTERDAY, BUT IT WAS DELAYED. YOU COULD SEE ON THE COUNTDOWN RIGHT THERE. WE’VE GOT A MINUTE AND NINE SECONDS NOW. THE FLIGHT WAS THE LAUNCH RATHER WAS THEN PUSHED BACK A COUPLE TIMES TODAY AS WELL. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE LAUNCH IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN AGAIN IN ABOUT 59 SECONDS. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A THREE HOUR LAUNCH WINDOW. SO EVEN IF IT DIDN’T GO UP RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THIS THING OFF OF THE GROUND. AND WE ALL KNOW HOW THIS WORKS BECAUSE WE’VE SEEN THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES. UH, THE STARLINK SATELLITES ARE GOING TO SIT ON TOP OF THE FALCON NINE ROCKET THAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT THERE, WHICH IS AT CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION. AND THEN THEY ARE GOING TO LAUNCH INTO LOW EARTH ORBIT, AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE ROCKET SEPARATE. PART OF IT WILL COME BACK DOWN TO EARTH, AND THEN THE REST OF IT WILL CONTINUE ON SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS AWESOME CONNECTION OF INTERNET IN SPACE. AND IT HELPS PEOPLE GET CONNECTED HERE ON EARTH. ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE WANT TO LISTEN? LET’S LET’S LISTEN. LET’S LISTEN. JESSE 20S LET’S LISTEN IN. SEVEN, SIX, FIVE,. 43221. IGNITION. ABORT, ABORT. ALL RIGHT, WE’RE BACK. MANUAL LAUNCH. ABORT IS RUNNING. SO, AS YOU JUST HEARD THERE, THIS MISSION WAS ABORTED. FOR NOW. SO STAY WITH US HERE ON WESH TWO. WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THIS MISSION. AND WE WILL BRING IT TO YOU LIVE. IF IT HAP

SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 rocket launch carrying 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

Updated: 6:13 PM EDT Jun 14, 2024

SpaceX aborted Friday’s launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, which was set to take 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.The launch was initially scheduled for Wednesday. However, it was rescheduled due to weather.The takeoff was then pushed to Friday around 5:07 p.m. but was aborted during the countdown. SpaceX said additional opportunities are available on Saturday starting at 4:07 p.m. There is currently no information on why the launch was aborted on Friday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —

SpaceX aborted Friday’s launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, which was set to take 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.

The launch was initially scheduled for Wednesday. However, it was rescheduled due to weather.

The takeoff was then pushed to Friday around 5:07 p.m. but was aborted during the countdown.

SpaceX said additional opportunities are available on Saturday starting at 4:07 p.m.

There is currently no information on why the launch was aborted on Friday.