Launch Of NASA's Newest Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Delayed
Scientists expect Tess to discover thousands of rocky and icy planets and gas giants, maybe even water worlds and places defying imagination — possibly even a twin Earth. Bigger and more powerful observatories of the future will scrutinize these prime candidates for potential signs of life.
A SpaceX rocket was originally scheduled to blast off with Tess at 4:32 p.m. MT on Monday.
Falcon 9 and @NASA_TESS are vertical on Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Weather is 80% favorable for today's launch at 6:32 p.m. EDT, 22:32 UTC. pic.twitter.com/eEgVxT24No
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 16, 2018
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