SpaceX postpones resupply mission due to high winds and choppy seas

Update December 4th, 12:05PM ET: SpaceX postponed today’s launch due to high winds above the launch site, as well as choppy conditions at the drone ship in the Atlantic where the rocket is supposed to land. The company will try again tomorrow, December 5th, with liftoff scheduled for 12:29PM ET.
Original story: This afternoon, SpaceX is set to launch its Dragon cargo capsule, filled with nearly 5,700 pounds of cargo and supplies for the crew of the International Space Station. It’s SpaceX’s last resupply mission to the station for 2019. Following the flight, SpaceX will attempt one of its signature rocket landings, targeting a drone ship floating in the Atlantic Ocean.
It’s atypical for SpaceX to do an ocean landing after a flight to the…

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