what is a “launch window” and why can’t they just launch rockets a few hours before or after said window?

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I used to love watching shuttle launches, and they would sometimes delay missions a day or two due to weather, even if the rain/snow would be over in a few hours. Why couldn’t they just wait instead of delaying?

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You know when you’re play mario bros and you get to the level where you gotta jump onto the moving grass strips in the sky, and you have to do it at the right time or you fall to your death…that timing is the launch window

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