UPDATE March 1, 10:36 a.m. EST: SpaceX will attempt another launch, its fourth, Tuesday evening.
SpaceX, an American spacecraft and rocket manufacturer, had to call off its third launch in a row on Sunday following a malfunction brought on by a hapless boater, according to Yahoo! News.
The company's third attempt at sending the Falcon 9 into space was halted when the onboard computer cancelled the launch. Apparently the new super cool deep cryo liquid oxygen fuel, which is more dense than normal rocket fuel, was at the heart of the issue, as well as the boater.
@SpaceX Launch aborted on low thrust alarm. Rising oxygen temps due to hold for boat and helium bubble triggered alarm.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 29, 2016
The boater wound up being in the wrong place at the wrong time. With him in the rocket's fllight path, the rocket had to wait to be cleared for take off. This delay, however, would prove to be disruptive, as the cryo fuel needs to be kept at a certain temperature before launch, according to BBC News.
The delay allowed the fuel to warm up and the computer then initiated a shut down of launch when the error was detected. If the fuel is at optimal temperatures, major thrust occurs that is primary for liftoff, but the warmer it is the less force a liftoff will have, which is what happened Sunday.
The mission is to deliver an SES satellite into orbit. There's no news yet on when the company will attempt another launch.
