SpaceX forced to push back spy satellite launch for a second time

[Mike Wehner]

• SpaceX was hoping to launch a spy satellite for the US government on Thursday, but that launch was delayed until Friday, and it's just been delayed again.
• The launch, which will see the delivery of a spy satellite for the United States National Reconnaissance Office, will be attempted on Saturday.
• This second delay has been linked to issues with the second stage booster of the previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX has had a fantastic year, and that's really saying something when you consider how terrible 2020 has been for, well, just about everyone and everything on the planet. That being said, launching rockets into space always comes with its share of unexpected setbacks, and SpaceX is now dealing with some unfortunate delays to the last launch of its 2020 slate.

The launch, which is being conducted for the United States National Reconnaissance Office, will see the deployment of a new spy satellite into Earth orbit. The last-second addition to SpaceX's 2020 launch schedule is now getting way more attention than it would have otherwise gotten, for better or worse.

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