Bad weather forced the US space agency NASA to delay the private Cygnus cargo spacecraft’s return-to-flight mission. The spaceship was scheduled to launch on Thursday, but now the next opportunity will be on Friday.

The Orbital ATK built unmanned Cygnus cargo spacecraft will take off on Friday at 5:33 pm from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station of Florida, NASA officials announced. Previously, the liftoff was scuttled by bad weather conditions, they added.

It will be interesting to see if the space spacecraft takes off on Friday as current weather forecasts have predicted only 30% chances of favorable weather conditions. The space agency will telecast the launch attempt live.

The launch is going to be crucial for Cygnus as the spacecraft has not flown since last year. In October 2014, Antares rocket exploded a few seconds after the liftoff. The explosion destroyed the Cygnus.

Currently, Orbital has been making important chances in its Antares rocket. According to the Virginia-based company, it is replacing J-26 first-stage engines with RD-181 engines. Company representatives said if everything goes as per plans, the revamped rocket will fly next year.

The Cygnus spacecraft that was scheduled to liftoff Thursday has about 7,700 lbs cargo. It contains food, supplies and some scientific gears like a tiny cubesat of middle-school students.

NASA has been working with companies like Orbital ATK and SpaceX. Elon Musk’s aerospace company will launch about one dozen uncrewed missions to the ISS under a deal with the US space agency.