The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on launch Pad-0A during sunrise, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
NASA/Joel Kowsky
TORONTO – A rogue sailboat caused the scrub of a resupply mission with 2300 kg of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station on Monday.
As is typical during a launch, there is a safety perimeter where people are prohibited.
But around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, the launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia was put on hold as officials noticed a sailboat that had appeared in the mariner avoidance area. Shortly after it was announced that NASA would attempt a launch the next day.
The launch which is visible across a large part of the United States spawned increased interest, so when it was announced that it was scrubbed, many people took to Twitter to complain.
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