An approaching hurricane has forced NASA and SpaceX to call off Thursday's planned launch of the highly anticipated Europa Clipper mission.
Space X and NASA have called off Thursday’s planned launch of the Europa Clipper mission due to Hurricane Milton, which is heading east toward Florida, home of the Kennedy Space Center.
Recommended Videos Teams have secured the spacecraft in SpaceX’s hangar at @NASAKennedy. The next launch opportunity will be determined once the storm passes. More: https://t.co/2iZPSR5lpI https://t.co/7FQhkQspKG Related The spaceflight company has a launch window with daily opportunities until October 30, though hopefully the rocket will be able to get away next weekend or early next week rather than toward the end of the month.
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