SpaceX scrubbed its cargo launch to the International Space Station and subsequent landing attempt on Monday due to inclement weather. The private space company will attempt the second launch on Tuesday. However, the forecast doesn't look much better for the new launch window.
A storm cell attached to a larger cell moved within 10 nautical miles to launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida just minutes before the scheduled launch. This weather pattern is very summer-like and uncommon in Florida during this time of year.
The landing attempt
The rocket, which is carrying SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule, is now set to blast off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 4:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
About nine minutes after launch, SpaceX will attempt to return the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket to Earth. The company has been trying to land the rocket on an unmanned barge named "Just Read the Instructions." SpaceX tried a similar landing on Jan. 10, but it was a catastrophic failure that resulted in a fiery crash.