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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carries 32 satellites after weather delay

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carries 32 satellites after weather delay

SpaceX will try again on Tuesday. Its Falcon 9 rocket will carry 32 small loads into space.

What happened

Monday's launch was scrubbed

Bad weather in the booster recovery zone forced a one-day delay on Monday morning.

What happened

New target: Tuesday morning

The window opens at 6:30 a.m. Eastern time. That is 3:30 p.m. in Pakistan.

What happened

The forecast looks better

Weather officers gave a 90 percent chance of good weather for Tuesday.

The idea

What is a rideshare mission?

Many customers share one rocket. Each one buys a ride for a small satellite.

On board

Meet Starfall

Starfall is a small SpaceX capsule. It works as a lab in space.

On board

A cancer-drug test flies too

Varda's W-7 capsule tests whether space helps a cancer drug dissolve better.

On board

One more debut: Starburst-1

Starburst-1 weighs 260 kilograms. It will test moves in orbit.

The booster

The booster has flown 18 times

Booster B1085 flew Crew-9, Fram2, and 10 batches of Starlink satellites.

The landing

It will land on a ship

The booster will aim for a robot ship in the Atlantic called A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Sky watch

Watch for a space jellyfish

People in the Carolinas may see a glowing cloud as the rocket climbs into sunlight.

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