First commercial launch of the Falcon Heavy delayed due to weather conditions

Science & planet To a lot of wind in Florida has there last night ensured that the American raketbouwer SpaceX its Falcon Heavy launcher, not for the first time on a commercial basis could launch.

The Falcon Heavy had today between 00.35 and 02.32 hours (Belgian time) from Cape Canaveral have to leave with the Arabsat-6A, a commercial telecomsatelliet that six tons in weight. Even before the opening of the launch notification window, there was fear of too much wind. That fear became truth, thus the start with 24 hours was deferred. The launch notification window begins tomorrow, open to 00.35 hours (Belgian time) and closes at 02.32 hours. the

The heavy launcher from SpaceX for the account of the Saudi operator Arabsat to a first commercial mission. SpaceX, founded by Tesla ceo Elon Musk, launched a year ago by way of a demonstration with a lot of resonance in a Tesla sports car as a dummy-load.

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The car and driver do it pretty well. Together, they laid more than 760 million km. That distance can here on earth, impossible to be matched as the car in the space travel with a speed of about 42.000 kilometers per hour.