SpaceX will try again today to make a historic launch.
Liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. It would be the first launch from the U.S. with NASA astronauts in nearly a decade, according to the Associated Press.
Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be onboard the spacecraft. Their destination is the International Space Station, which is a 19-hour flight.
If successful, SpaceX would be the first private company to launch NASA astronauts.
All systems go for Crew Dragon’s test flight with @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug. Teams are keeping an eye on weather. Webcast will go live at ~11:00 a.m. EDT → https://t.co/bJFjLCilmc pic.twitter.com/AXDGNfqv0K
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020
The original launch, planned for Wednesday, was postponed because of stormy weather.
According to SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, weather cancellation could be a reality again.
Proceeding with countdown today, weather cancellation risk ~50%
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 30, 2020
If the launch is not possible Saturday, the next attempt will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, according to SpaceX.
SpaceX will have live video of the launch process starting at 11:15 a.m., which can be seen below.
