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SpaceX aborts launch of Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites – Space.com

The auto abort occurred just over a minute before liftoff.

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A veteran SpaceX rocket suffered a launch abort just minutes before liftoff Sunday night (Feb. 28) while attempting to launch a new fleet of the company’s Starlink internet satellites. 
The Falcon 9 rocket was less than 90 seconds away from launching 60 Starlink satellites into orbit from Pad 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida when it experienced the automatic abort, SpaceX said. 
“Overall, the vehicle and payload are healthy and remain in good health,” SpaceX production…

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