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Scrub! SpaceX halts Florida launch countdown with just 28 seconds left
Florida Today • • science
Key Points:
- SpaceX scrubbed the Falcon 9 Starlink 10-39 launch at Cape Canaveral with 28 seconds remaining in the countdown on August 20, 2026, citing an abort without specifying the cause.
- The next launch attempt is scheduled for Friday, August 21, with a nearly four-hour window from 10:57 a.m. to 2:57 p.m., though SpaceX has not officially confirmed this timing.
- This mission would mark the 53rd orbital launch from Florida's Space Coast in 2026 and feature a Falcon 9 first-stage booster making its 30th flight, aiming to land on the drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas."
- Weather forecasts for the launch day indicate high heat indexes and potential scattered to numerous showers and storms in East-Central Florida, posing possible challenges to launch conditions.
- Launch preparations included fueling and countdown procedures at Launch Complex 40, with spectators gathering at Kennedy Space Center viewing sites before the scrub.
