UAE: Rashid Rover launch delayed for fourth time
The launch of the Rashid Rover, which was supposed to happen today, has once again been delayed until further notice due to technical reasons.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in a tweet this morning said, “SpaceX announced a stand down from today’s launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying abroad the Rashid Rover, after inspections of the launch vehicle and data review. A new target launch date will be confirmed.”
It is the fourth delay of the highly anticipated launch after the rover was supposed to be launched on November 22, but it was moved thrice to November 28, November 30 and then December 1.
In a tweet on Wednesday, SpaceX said, “Standing down from launch of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 to allow for additional pre-flight checkouts; now targeting Thursday, December 1 at 3:37 a.m. ET for liftoff.”
