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Scrubbed: "No-Go" For Space Station Resupply Launch

Raindrops on a launchpad camera before Cygnus set to launch to the International Space Station. Photo: NASA TV
Raindrops on a launchpad camera before Cygnus set to launch to the International Space Station. Photo: NASA TV

Astronauts on the International Space Station will have to wait at least one more day for supplies. Weather delayed Thursday's resupply mission launch.

Nearly 7,000 pounds of food, science experiments, supplies and children’s books were slated to launch to the International Space Station.

The commercial resupply mission is OrbitalATK’s first launch since a supply mission ended in failure last year.

Another commercial resupply contractor, SpaceX, lost a supply capsule to a rocket explosion in June.

In the interim, NASA relied on supply rockets from Russia to stock the space station.

Another launch window opens Friday at 5:33 PM EST.

Brendan Byrne is Central Florida Public Media's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing the organization's internship program. Byrne also hosts Central Florida Public Media's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration, and the weekly news roundup podcast "The Wrap."