SpaceX deep-space observatory launch scrubbed after radar failure
Sunday, February 8, 2015 - 20:30
in Astronomy & Space
SpaceX called off Sunday's planned launch of a deep-space observatory — and a revolutionary rocket-landing attempt — after a critical radar-tracking system failed.
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