High winds force SpaceX to postpone first launch of Starlink satellites

Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed a planned Wednesday night blastoff of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the first 60 satellites for his new Starlink internet service, citing excessive winds over the Florida launch site. [Source]

Publication Date: 16 May 2019, Thursday at 06:51:20

Origin: reuters.com

Category: scienceNews

Topics: first, launch, satellites, starlink, winds

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