WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — Launch day at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility didn't work out on Sunday.
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket was set to take off on Sunday evening. High upper-level winds caused the launch team to put a hold on the launch for almost two hours before they determined that launching wouldn't be safe under the exiosting conditions.
The launch was scrubbed shortly before 8 p.m. Rocket Lab said in a Tweet that they'll try again on Monday.
The mission, named "Virginia is for Launch Lovers," will deploy radio frequency monitoring satellites.
NASA has postponed this launch for more than a week due to airspace and bad weather conditions. Sunday's launch window is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a backup launch day on December 19.
NASA said most of the East Coast should be able to see the launch, weather permitting.
This is Rocket Lab's first Electron launch in the United States, although the company has previously conducted 32 Electron missions in New Zealand.
