SpaceX delays Sunday launch for further nose cone testing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has delayed a Falcon 9 launch scheduled for Sunday to perform further testing on the rocket, the company said in a tweet.

SpaceX said it was standing down to perform additional testing on the rocket’s fairing’s pressurization system.

The launch was slated to go from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station early Sunday.

The company intends to launch a Hispasat 30W-6 spacecraft, a Spanish commercial communications satellite, to a geostationary transfer orbit, according to NASA.

The company will not attempt a landing of the Falcon 9 first stage during this launch.

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