18-12-2018 17:55 via ocregister.com

SpaceX launch scrubbed; they’ll try again Wednesday

HAWTHORNE — Hawthorne-based SpaceX on Tuesday postponed the launch of a U.S. Air Force GPS satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida
SpaceX said the order to abort was triggered by the flight computer onboard the Falcon 9 rocket that was to have been used for the launch. Together with an earlier delay due to upper-level wind disruptions, the slowdown pushed the rocket past its launch window.
“Vehicle and payload remain healthy,” SpaceX tweeted. “Next launch atte
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