Another delay for rocket launch

Persistent poor weather forecast for tomorrow has resulted in another delay for Rocket Lab. Photo File

Persistent poor weather forecast for tomorrow has resulted in another delay for Rocket Lab, as the company says it will not be making a launch attempt for the It's Business Mission on Tuesday.

"With conditions looking more favorable on Wednesday, we are targeting no earlier than 12:30 pm (00:30 UTC) Wednesday 27 June for launch," a Rocket Lab spokeswoman said.

The US orbital launch provider had hoped for a Tuesday launch, after two earlier scrubbed launches. It still has until July 6 to launch its first fully commercial payload into orbit from its launch facility in Mahia.