NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8

Two panels; on the left is the SPHEREx spacecraft and on the right is material from the PUNCH mission.

NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions will need to wait a little longer before heading to space.

After delaying the launch of these missions five times — they were originally slated to take to the skies on Feb. 27 — the space agency has postponed liftoff once again for SPHEREx and PUNCH. Both payloads will still be launching aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket selected for the task, which had most recently targeted Friday (March 7) for launch. Now, the pair will remain Earth-bound until Saturday (March 8).