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SpaceX scrubbed the launch of 23 Starlink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center, with the countdown put on hold and a new launch attempt targeted for Thursday.
SpaceX has postponed the launch of the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane atop its Falcon Heavy rocket due to a ground issue. The launch, known as USSF-52, was scheduled for Monday night but has been rescheduled for the next available launch opportunity. The X-37B mission will be the first to ride atop a Falcon Heavy and aims to operate in new orbital regimes, experiment with space domain awareness technologies, and investigate radiation effects on NASA materials.
The launch of Japan's X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has been postponed due to unfavorable upper winds. XRISM, a collaborative mission between JAXA, NASA, and ESA, aims to study celestial X-ray objects with high-resolution spectroscopy and imaging. The payload includes Resolve, a soft X-ray spectrometer, and Xtend, a soft X-ray imager. The new launch date will be announced once confirmed.
The launch of SpaceX Crew-7, scheduled for Friday morning, was scrubbed as NASA wants more time to ensure the safety of the mission. The team needs to conduct further analysis on the Dragon capsule's environmental control and life support system. The next launch opportunity is set for Saturday at 3:27 a.m. The Crew-7 mission includes four astronauts from different space agencies and aims to study the impact of zero gravity on the human body. Over 80 new science investigations will be conducted on the International Space Station.
SpaceX has scrubbed the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California due to bad weather. The rocket was carrying 51 CubeSats, microsatellites, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles on the Transporter 7 rideshare mission.