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Space

SpaceX Scrubs Wednesday Morning’s AsiaSat 6 Launch

Pat Host

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

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SpaceX Scrubs Wednesday Morning’s AsiaSat 6 Launch

A Falcon 9 rocket.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) scrubbed Wednesday morning’s AsiaSat 6 launch, company spokesman John Taylor said, about 13 hours before liftoff. Launch was to take place at 12:50 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Taylor did not give a reason nor plans for rescheduling the launch, but said he’d provide more information when able. SpaceX was originally scheduled to launch Tuesday at 12:50 a.m. EDT but delayed that launch until Wednesday. AsiaSat 6 is a communication satellite…

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