SpaceX has delayed the launch of its Dragon cargo mission due to bad weather in Florida. The mission is now scheduled to lift off on Sunday, the same day the company plans to send a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. The Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch at 12:12 p.m. EDT on Sunday to send an automated Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station. However, there is a 60% chance the weather will not cooperate on Sunday. The Dragon spacecraft is carrying some 7,000 pounds of supplies to the ISS, including science experiments and fresh food. It would be the 28th SpaceX resupply mission to the orbiting lab. The payload also includes six new Roll Out Solar Arrays to help power the ISS, with a price tag of $103 million. They’ll be installed over two future space walks and increase the station’s power supply by 30%. Earlier in the day, SpaceX will also launch its latest mission to deploy Starlink satellites. That mission, also using a Falcon 9 rocket, is scheduled to launch from nearby Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:56 a.m. EDT on Sunday. Once airborne, the rocket will deploy 22 of SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink Internet satellites. There are also backup launch opportunities on Monday.
