SpaceX NASA launch delayed until Saturday due to storms

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SpaceX delays rocket launch until Saturday due to storms

The historic SpaceX launch that was scheduled for Wednesday has been delayed due to severe weather across the area.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Dragon Crew capsule, carrying two U.S. astronauts, was set to take off from the Kennedy Space Center at 4:33 p.m. ET in Florida, but the weather forced a delay in the launch.Space Wing, which oversees space launch operations across the east coast, forecasted a 50 percent chance that clouds and stormy weather would violate the established launch safety guidelines. The Space Wing stated that precipitation and cloud coverage were primary concerns for the ship's launch.

According to AccuWeather Astronomy, there was a tornado warning issued just north of the Kennedy Space Center that expired at 2:15 p.m. ET but did not include the SpaceX launch area. Due to the weather delay, the SpaceX launch will be rescheduled to Saturday, with the chances of good weather increasing. The Air Force's 45Space Wing is forecasting a 40 percent chance that the weather violates launch safety guidelines on Saturday, May 30."A shelf cloud moved over the #SpaceX launch pad as #NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken were climbing into the Crew Dragon. #LaunchAmerica," AccuWeather Astronomy wrote on their Twitter account.

 

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PerrySmith45 stood outside waiting ffs

I hate them they made me wait 3 hours just to say they arent fuck them

This is a major lesson to Trump. Safety and lives matter!! Listen to the scientist!!!

Ridiculous. We can play football in the rain but we can't launch a rocket? It's really sad to see how low this country has sunk.

To the kids in the future this will be so common its like us all livestreaming a random plane take off today

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