Launch date: TBD (Probably Saturday) Payload: Super secret spy satellite called Zuma. Built by Northrup Grumman. NRO denies that it's one of their birds. Who knows...?
This is a SLC-40 launch. There will be a 1st stage RTLS landing at LZ-1. It is the first flight of core B1043. Interestingly, this was going to be the CRS-13 core, but it was swiped from NASA at the last minute, thus why CRS-13 used a pre-flown booster.
It'll slip to Sunday and then will be scrubbed just like the last time. t.insider
Xavier Roberts
It won't be scrubbed because there's nothing wrong with the actual rocket, it's the wind shear caused by the bomb cyclone that hit the east coast that's delaying it; they're just waiting for the weather to clear up. It's obvious that the Zuma payload is very important considering how conservative and careful SpaceX is being with this launch.
