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?
In: Planetary Science
Everyone’s covered the main reason in that it’s the most efficient way to get to the destination whether it be the ISS or a specific orbit.
Another reason is just the logistics. Launches require no fly zones and boats must stay out of the path to avoid the chance of having a spent rocket stage dropped on them. It’s not reasonable to keep these active for an undetermined amount of time.
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