[Launch Alert] Vandenberg Launch Delayed

[Launch Alert]

The Atlas V launch scheduled for September 14 from Vandenberg AFB has been delayed due to Hurricane Irma. The following is a media update from the United Launch Alliance (ULA). All questions or comments regarding this update should be directed to the ULA, not the Launch Alert editor.

Media Update: ULA Atlas V NROL-42 Launch

(Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 8, 2017) - The ULA Atlas V carrying the NROL-42 mission scheduled for Sept. 14 from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been postponed. The launch vehicle and spacecraft are healthy and secure at Space Launch Complex-3.
 
The decision to delay launch is based on the current forecasting for Hurricane Irma. Some critical members of the ULA launch team that support launch on both coasts are returning to Florida due to the threat from Hurricane Irma which is currently forecast to impact the Cape Canaveral area early Monday morning.   The safety of our employees and their families are at the forefront of this decision. Hurricane preparations and hardware securing are underway at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. A new launch date for the NROL-42 mission will be determined once the impacts of the storm are understood.