Update 21:27: NASA and SpaceX delayed Crew-8’s launch until 10:53 pm on Sunday, due to poor conditions on the Dragon spacecraft’s flight path.
Original story: It’s launch day for Crew-8 to lift off to the International Space Station – as long as the weather cooperates!
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 11:16 p.m. EDT to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying four Crew-8 members aboard the Dragon Endeavor capsule from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
However, the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron estimates the probability of “launch to launch” conditions at only 40%, citing the threat of rain, cumulonimbus clouds and a moderate to high risk of severe weather in the ascent corridor.
The Falcon 9 rocket is expected to fly on a northeastern trajectory. The rocket’s first stage booster will target landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station 7 minutes 38 seconds after liftoff, producing a sonic boom in Brevard County.
FLORIDA TODAY’s space team will link to NASA TV coverage and provide mission updates starting at approximately 7:15 p.m. at floridatoday.com/space.
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Rick Neil He is Florida Today’s space correspondent (for the full story, Click here.) Call Neale at 321-242-3638 or [email protected]. Twitter/X: @Rick Neal1
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2024-03-03 19:12:04
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