After working through a few technical difficulties, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems was ready to launch NASA’s ICON mission aboard its Pegasus XL rocket on Wednesday. However, the attempt was aborted just minutes head of the launch. The air-drop launch of Pegasus XL from underneath the L-1011 Stargazer aircraft was scheduled to occur five minutes after the opening of the launch window – at 03:05 EST (0805 UTC) on Wednesday, 7 November, 200 miles east of Daytona Beach, Florida – prior to an electrical issue forcing another delay.
