After delays, Crew-4 astronauts ready to launch from Florida

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NASA and SpaceX are targeting Wednesday, April 27 to launch the four astronauts in the new Dragon Freedom capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

the first all-private mission to the space station, due to poor weather conditions for a spacecraft landing in the Atlantic Ocean caused a rippled effect delaying the Crew-4 launch and the Crew-3 return. when the private crew splashed down off the coast of Jacksonville.

The forecast overnight Wednesday should support an on-time liftoff for the Crew-4 mission. Launch weather officers with the Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron predict a 90% chance of favorable weather for launch. NASA and SpaceX are watching a cold front moving across the Southeast for weather along the launch ascent path in case of a launch abort.

Hines, the mission pilot, said flying in a new vehicle is very rare because of the reusability of SpaceX's rockets and spacecraft.

 

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