Ahead of this week's planned launch, the team decided more time was needed to check the upgraded payload fairing, leading to their decision to delay. (fortune.com)
The two payload fairing halves began their long fall back toward a splashdown and potential recovery in the Atlantic Ocean. (spaceflightinsider.com)
According to Space, developing reusable and recoverable payload fairings would provide significant savings to SpaceX — each one costs about $ 5 million. (fortune.com)