{
  "question": "Was today a launch scrub?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-launch-scrub",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — SpaceX's Starlink 15-16 slipped from Oct 24 to an Oct 25 attempt after scrubs struck earlier this week.",
  "details": [
    "Starlink 15-16 retargeted from Oct 24 to Oct 25, 05:14 UTC",
    "Sister flight 15-15 needed four attempts after three scrubs",
    "A Long March 8A did lift off from Wenchang at 02:11 UTC"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "flipboard.com",
      "url": "https://flipboard.com/@aolcom/science-tech-d9d98skgz/rocket-lab-just-postponed-its-neutron-launch-again/a-Ik3ZXPpSSlKX_aOSwRkZEA%3Aa%3A1474999684-19bb43cf7b%2Faol.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Orbiter Forum",
      "url": "https://orbiter-forum.com/threads/in-flight-china-aerospace-science-and-technology-corporation-long-march-8a-unknown-payload-2026-10-25.43879/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Explore Lompoc",
      "url": "https://explorelompoc.com/event/rocket-launch-space-x-starlink-group-15-16/"
    },
    {
      "title": "WebCal.Guru",
      "url": "https://www.webcal.guru/en-US/event_list/science_rocket_launches?year=2025"
    },
    {
      "title": "L'Eco di Bergamo",
      "url": "https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/premium/scienza-e-tecnologia/luna-dalla-nasa-i-dettagli-di-artemis-iii-ma-non-la-data-di-lancio-o_3979686_11/"
    },
    {
      "title": "WebCal.Guru",
      "url": "https://www.webcal.guru/it-IT/lista_eventi/science_rocket_launches?year=2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "tech-insider.org",
      "url": "https://tech-insider.org/starlink-group-15-15-27-satellites-vandenberg-2026/"
    },
    {
      "title": "SpaceNexus",
      "url": "https://spacenexus.us/launches/wallops/trip-planner"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-25",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-launch-scrub/2026-10-25",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-25T08:13:08.789Z"
}