SpaceX is standing down from a Falcon 9 rocket launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base after a mishap during a launch early Wednesday morning in Florida.
While SpaceX says the rocket's ascent was successful and it was able to deploy its payload as planned, its first stage booster fell over after landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
In order to assess what happened, SpaceX postponed the Vandenberg launch, which was also originally scheduled for early Wednesday morning. A new launch date and time have not yet been announced.
When it does launch, the rocket will carry 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. SpaceX will aim to land the rocket's first stage booster on its Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
