The launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission has been postponed to 10:19 a.m. EDT on Friday, October 13th, due to inclement weather approaching from the Gulf of Mexico.

Originally, NASA’s Psyche probe, designed to investigate a metal asteroid with the same name, was set to launch on Thursday morning, October 12th, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

However, at a prelaunch press briefing on Wednesday, the weather forecast for the following morning indicated only a 20% chance of favorable conditions, Space.com reported.

With stormy weather expected to move in on Wednesday night, the decision was made to postpone the launch scheduled for Thursday and instead aim for the more promising weather conditions during launch windows on Friday and Saturday, October 14th.

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