A mini satellite designed by a team of UVic students remained grounded in Florida after weather delayed its launch.
It got down to the final moments before liftoff but heavy rain and clouds forced NASA to abort the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday afternoon at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.mini satellite was on board awaiting its journey to the International Space Station from where it is set to be launched in January. Ultimately what it will do is help astronomers on Earth take better pictures of deep space.
While there was some hope the weather would clear just in time for launch, NASA pulled the plug saying the launch could trigger lightning which would damage the rocket and create a public safety risk. “It was kind of a heartbreaker, I’m very sad, the team was very disappointed, there was a couple hundred people watching the launch and you could hear just a giant sigh from the crowd,” said Doknjas.
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