Weather and rogue boat force space launch to be called off

A series of mishaps has forced mission controllers to scrub today’s planned launch of the Orion spacecraft that could one day take astronauts to Mars.

Weather and rogue boat force space launch to be called off

A series of mishaps has forced mission controllers to scrub today’s planned launch of the Orion spacecraft that could one day take astronauts to Mars.

Wind gusts, sticking fuel valves and a rogue boat entering the launch area meant the rocket carrying Orion could not blast off within its launch window.

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