WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida was initially scheduled for 21:40 GMT on Thursday.
Out of an abundance of caution, launch postponed until no earlier than tomorrow for addtl data review — Falcon 9 & spacecraft remain healthy
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 26, 2016
SpaceX plans to try to land the first stage of the Flacon 9 rocket on a drone ship (autonomous floating platform) in the Atlantic Ocean.
@SpaceX There was a tiny glitch in the motion of an upper stage engine actuator. Probably not a flight risk, but still worth investigating.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 26, 2016
SpaceX started experimenting with drone ship landings in 2015. Of the last three Falcon 9 launches, two drone ship landings were successful.
