Let me refer you to the rational wiki on the phrase "just asking questions" https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Ju

Let me refer you to the rational wiki on the phrase "just asking questions" https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions The way you framed your question comes off, to paraphrase the wiki, as an attempt to make a wild accusation socially acceptable. Given your response here, I don't get the impression that this was intentional, but given just your original post I absolutely did get the impression that it was intended as an accusation. --- To attempt to answer the question, the launch weather report [1] does take into account solar activity, and rated it as a low risk. SpaceX takes a more detailed look at the weather than what's in the public report too. However that report almost certainly only counted solar weather during the launch itself - I don't know of public documentation either way towards them looking at post-launch weather as a launch criteria. [1] https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon%209%20Starlink%204-7%20L-1%20Forecast%20-%203%20Feb%20Launch.pdf?ver=iVzRso5JViJwtivdIcBhNQ%3d%3d https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon...