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 by Darryl Coote Washington DC (UPI) Feb 14, 2021
SpaceX called off the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink communications satellites late Sunday due to "unfavorable weather." Liftoff was scheduled for 11:21 p.m. EST from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Base but the launch was scrubbed at the last minute and rescheduled for Monday at 10:59 p.m., SpaceX announced on Twitter. The U.S. Space Force forecasts a 40% chance clouds could cause another postponement on Monday night. For Sunday night's launch, the Space Force had said there would be a 60% chance it would have to be delayed due to storm clouds or a threat of lightning. About 1,000 active Starlink satellites have been launched into orbit around the Earth as part of Elon Musk's mission to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet worldwide. Starlink has begun taking limited orders for its Internet service under its growing territory that includes parts of the United States, Canada and Britain.
NASA assigns astronauts to next SpaceX Crew-4 mission to ISS Houston TX (SPX) Feb 15, 2021 NASA has assigned two crew members to launch on the agency's SpaceX Crew-4 mission - the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively, for the Crew-4 mission. Additional crew members will be assigned as mission specialists in the future by the agency's international partners. The mission is expected to launch in 2022 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Laun ... read more
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