US govt shutdown lobs spanner in SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/22/government_shutdown_spacex/

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy maiden launch, pencilled in for the end of this month, is set to be delayed due to the ongoing US government shutdown.

Since Friday night, all federal agencies have suspended non-essential work as congressfolk bicker over budget cuts, increases, and allocations. The Senate today inched closer to passing a bipartisan spending bill to continue funding operations, leaving it to the House and president to approve the legislation and restart the government.