All articles tagged with #scrub
SpaceX scrubbed the Falcon 9 Starlink 10-39 liftoff from Cape Canaveral with 28 seconds left in the countdown; no reason was disclosed and a new liftoff time hasn’t been announced, though FAA docs show a backup window Friday, Aug. 21 from 10:57 a.m. to 3:39 p.m. ET. Brevard County deactivated launch ops after the scrub, and the booster is expected to land on a drone ship if liftoff resumes during the window.
The ULA Atlas 5 rocket's launch of the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite was scrubbed due to a valve issue, delaying the deployment of a high-capacity broadband satellite intended to enhance Viasat's network capabilities over the Americas, with a new launch window scheduled for the following day.
As Starship's orbital test flight approaches, it may take multiple attempts to get Booster 7 and Ship 24 off the ground. This article looks at some of the aborts and scrubs that have occurred in space history, including those of the Saturn V, N1, Energia, Space Shuttle, and SLS. Starship has already experienced on-pad aborts during suborbital tests, but no orbital launch attempt has been made yet. The vehicle is equipped with an autonomous flight termination system, meaning it will destroy itself if specific parameters reach a critical threshold.