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We spotted a huge #wildfire near Nowa Wieś Zbąska, #Poland this weekend. According to local news it destroyed over 50 hectares of grain. Our thoughts are with the residents and the farmers. https://t.co/2fvCK24kX8

🚀 Launch update: We are standing down from today's launch attempt due to high winds, but we have plenty of back up opportunities in the coming days. Stay tuned for updates on the new target launch date soon. https://t.co/3WD8cOOARe

Lunar surface in 8K

A Moon Dressed Like Saturn: https://t.co/HVGWrnVTQm

The #NROL199 mission has been delayed due to unfavorable wind conditions. Launch officials are analyzing the situation and evaluating options. A new launch date will be announced when known. Follow NRO social media for the latest announcements.

Rocket Lab is set to launch the second of back-to-back missions for the National Reconnaissance Office with a mission lifting off from New Zealand on the company's light-class Electron rocket. The two-hour launch window opens at 1am EDT (0500 GMT). https://t.co/7u5cdPMRMd https://t.co/aWi3Rtyzrn

HOLD HOLD HOLD for wind. Assessing whether we can recycle for another attempt today🚀

T-minus 30 minutest. Rocket Lab's Electron launcher has been loaded with kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants for liftoff from New Zealand with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. 📷: @RocketLab Live coverage: https://t.co/7u5cdPNpBL https://t.co/2ESS0GuXxa

LOx load is now well underway at Launch Complex 1 for today's @NatReconOfc mission❄️ Today's launch will be our 29th Electron mission and our third lift-off from Pad B 🚀 https://t.co/4w8NBL48jn

The Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree star cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula in the constellation Monoceros | Image credit: Rolf Geissinger

T-minus 10 minutes. The final poll of Rocket Lab's ground team ended with a "go" for continuing the countdown for launch from New Zealand with the NROL-199 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Teams continue watching gusty ground winds. Watch: https://t.co/7u5cdPMRMd https://t.co/X0sdBzlvpZ

Electron is being treated to a golden sunset at LC-1, but winds continue to be touch-and-go for today's launch. We're proceeding with the count but a hold at T-12 mins to wait to calmer winds is possible 📺 Webcast: https://t.co/FJ8NtFKRCx https://t.co/SO0oy0Q10B

Rocket Lab's countdown clock has stopped at T-minus 5 minutes, 20 seconds. The company says high ground winds at the New Zealand launch base triggered this hold. The launch window runs until 3am EDT (0700 GMT). https://t.co/7u5cdPNpBL https://t.co/5wOhucuGQr

HOLD! As anticipated, we have hit a hold due to high ground winds. Stay tuned for more updates from mission control. Today's launch window remains open until 07:00 UTC.

The Electron rocket's countdown in New Zealand has again been halted due to high winds at the launch site in New Zealand. With the launch window about to close, Rocket Lab has declared a scrub for today's launch attempt on the NROL-199 mission. https://t.co/7u5cdPMRMd