SpaceX Delays Launch of Falcon Heavy as Lightning Strikes Seen Near Launch Pad

SpaceX was forced to delay the launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket, as https://twitter.com/NWSMelbourne/status/1651544517835739138 severe storms battered the east coast of Florida on Thursday, April 27. Video recorded by livestreamer https://www.youtube.com/@LabPadre LabPadre shows a lightning strike near the launchpad of the heavy-lift rocket. LabPadre told Storyful that the lightning appeared to strike the lightning rod of the launchpad. In a statement, SpaceX said it would reschedule the launch for Friday, April 28. The https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=ViaSat-3-Americas mission will send a ViaSat-3 Americas satellite into orbit. A tornado-warning was https://twitter.com/NWSMelbourne/status/1651722335848906753 issued by the National Weather Service to Merritt Island, where the Kennedy Space Center is located. (Footage by @LabPadre/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
SpaceX was forced to delay the launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket, as https://twitter.com/NWSMelbourne/status/1651544517835739138 severe storms battered the east coast of Florida on Thursday, April 27. Video recorded by livestreamer https://www.youtube.com/@LabPadre LabPadre shows a lightning strike near the launchpad of the heavy-lift rocket. LabPadre told Storyful that the lightning appeared to strike the lightning rod of the launchpad. In a statement, SpaceX said it would reschedule the launch for Friday, April 28. The https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=ViaSat-3-Americas mission will send a ViaSat-3 Americas satellite into orbit. A tornado-warning was https://twitter.com/NWSMelbourne/status/1651722335848906753 issued by the National Weather Service to Merritt Island, where the Kennedy Space Center is located. (Footage by @LabPadre/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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