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Rocket launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base delayed Thursday

Rocket launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base delayed Thursday
Posted at 2:32 PM, Jan 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-11 19:55:21-05

A rocket launch that was supposed to deliver a national security satellite into space Thursday was delayed. 

The rocket was originally supposed to be launched at 1:55 Thursday after being postponed due to rain Wednesday. Late Thursday afternoon, the live feed for the rocket launch simply said it had been "scrubbed" for the day.

At this time, it's unclear when the launch will resume. 

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The launch for mission NROL-47 was set to happen at Space Launch Complex-6, which sits about 140 miles west of downtown Los Angeles.

In December of 2017, a SpaceX rocket launch caught the attention of San Diegans as a strange white cloud appeared in the sky at dusk.

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That Falcon 9 rocket launch delivered 10 satellites into low-Earth orbit for Iridium, a communications company.