{"id":12467,"date":"2020-05-19T01:35:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T17:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-delays-next-starlink-mission-after-crew-launch\/"},"modified":"2020-05-19T01:35:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T17:35:52","slug":"spacex-delays-next-starlink-mission-after-crew-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-delays-next-starlink-mission-after-crew-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX delays next Starlink mission after crew launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45122\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45122\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_8575-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_8575-copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_8575-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_8575-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_8575-copy-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Friday, awaiting launch with up to 60 more Starlink satellites. Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Citing a tropical storm in the downrange booster recovery zone, SpaceX said Monday that a launch of up to 60 more Starlink Internet satellites previously planned this week from Cape Canaveral has been delayed until after the launch of the company\u2019s first crewed flight.<\/p>\n<p>A Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad at 3:10 a.m. EDT (0710 GMT) Tuesday, but SpaceX said Monday it is standing down from the mission until after the Crew Dragon\u2019s first launch with astronauts later this month.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX said it was postponing the launch due to Tropical Storm Arthur. The storm is bringing high winds and rough seas to the downrange recovery area northeast of Cape Canaveral in the Atlantic Ocean, where SpaceX\u2019s drone ship needs to be positioned for landing of the Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s first stage booster.<\/p>\n<p>The reusable first stage slated for launch on the next Starlink mission has flown four times before. SpaceX hopes to recover it again for inspections and more potential flights.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1262367345185558528&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2020%2F05%2F18%2Fspacex-delays-next-starlink-mission-after-crew-launch%2F&amp;sessionId=3ec418a43cb78d09947a9470c14f807307e6573d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1262367345185558528\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782697391765508427=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Standing down from the Starlink mission, due to tropical storm Arthur, until after launch of Crew Demo-2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 18, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of SpaceX\u2019s drone ships, named \u201cOf Course I Still Love You,\u201d was dispatched to the recovery zone in the Atlantic Ocean for this week\u2019s Starlink launch, which was originally scheduled for Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX originally pushed back the launch to Monday, then again to Tuesday, due to a conflict on the U.S. Space Force\u2019s Eastern Range after the one-day delay in the liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from a neighboring pad at Cape Canaveral. ULA had reserved Sunday as a backup date on the range for the Atlas 5 launch, and SpaceX could only launch Sunday if the Atlas 5 was able to take off Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the Atlas 5\u2019s launch attempt Saturday was scrubbed due to gusty ground winds. The rocket successfully took off Sunday with the U.S. Air Force\u2019s X-37B spaceplane.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45173\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45173\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20201391311_GOES16-ABI-eus-GEOCOLOR-2000x2000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20201391311_GOES16-ABI-eus-GEOCOLOR-2000x2000.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20201391311_GOES16-ABI-eus-GEOCOLOR-2000x2000-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20201391311_GOES16-ABI-eus-GEOCOLOR-2000x2000-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20201391311_GOES16-ABI-eus-GEOCOLOR-2000x2000-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20201391311_GOES16-ABI-eus-GEOCOLOR-2000x2000-678x678.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NOAA\u2019s GOES-16 weather satellite captured this view of Tropical Storm Arthur off the coast of North Carolina on Monday, May 18. Credit: NOAA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Tropical Storm Arthur was moving closer to the Falcon 9 recovery zone, prompting SpaceX to postpone plans to launch the Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s eighth dedicated Starlink mission.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX is expected to use the same drone ship to recover the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that launches the Crew Dragon spacecraft May 27. There was little time to wait for the tropical storm to move away from the landing area in the Atlantic, and still have time to bring the booster back to Port Canaveral, Florida, and send the drone ship back to sea for the Crew Dragon launch.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 on the Crew Dragon\u2019s Demo-2 test flight May 27 will use a brand new first stage booster.<\/p>\n<p>The Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled for liftoff at 4:33 p.m. EDT (2033 GMT) on May 27 from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will be aboard for a test flight to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first launch of astronauts from Florida\u2019s Space Coast since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Friday, awaiting launch with up to 60 more Starlink satellites. 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