SpaceX has postponed its Falcon 9 launch and is now planning to carry out the mission on Monday. It was originally going to launch Sunday evening. While the weather was entirely fine, SpaceX had to cancel the mission just before liftoff. The company noted an issue with the rocket's guidance and navigation systems.
Guidance abort issued just before liftoff; standing down for today. Vehicle and payload are healthy.— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 2, 2017
Before the Falcon 9's engines started, the rocket was turned off.
As long as SpaceX identifies and fixes the issue quickly, it should be able to launch on Monday around 7:37 p.m. ET. It's bringing an Intelsat 35e satellite to space. SpaceX won't try to recover the rocket during this mission.
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