The astronomical spectacle promised to Puerto Rico was Tuesday’s launch of the Falcon 9 rocket SpaceXThis will not be possible after the company postponed the takeoff until tomorrow evening, Wednesday.
The company he founded Elon Musk He announced that the launch would take place, conditions permitting, sometime between 5:47 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
“Due to unfavorable weather conditions for the recovery process (of the main rocket), we now aim to launch the Falcon 9 on Wednesday, October 23, from Florida,” the company said in a post on the X social network.
in the beginning, Caribbean Astronomy Society SAC stated, in written statements, that The company will attempt to launch a rocket at 6:56 pm on Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
However, the launch was postponed to 8:48 pm, and then postponed to Wednesday.
Where are you looking?
The educational body pointed out that if the missile is launched tomorrow, those who wish to observe it should direct their gaze towards the sky, towards the northwest, and look towards the sky. Horizon.
“The alternative for those who do not know which direction is northwest is to use the built-in compass in mobile phones and look at 330 degrees. “It is important to avoid visual obstacles such as trees or structures because the missile’s path will be visible low above the horizon.”
Falcon 9 will carry another constellation of 23 Starlink satellites into space as part of a constellation of them to provide satellite internet.
The entity, in turn, indicated that the missile launches would likely be postponed.
Why are these missiles being launched towards Puerto Rico?
SpaceX has previously launched its rockets towards the Atlantic Ocean. However, since the beginning of 2020, the company has been launching towards Puerto Rico. This not only allowed the satellites to be placed in the desired orbit, but also provided an advantage: recovery of the rocket’s first stage.
In a previous interview with The new day,SAC Science Communication, Eddie Irizarry Robles, He explained that during this stage the missile appears as if it is landing in the opposite direction, so a boat or automated platform must be placed to receive it. In the past, these boats were located in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean towards the northeast.
However, when SpaceX decided to launch in the direction of Puerto Rico, it calculated that if it located these platforms in calmer waters, such as those in the direction of the Bahamas, the robotic boat would be more stable, and therefore there would be a greater possibility of recovering the first stage of the rocket.
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