NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 launch has been postponed again due to bad weather. The event was scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 2nd, but has been moved to Sunday, March 3rd. The launch had already had to be postponed from its originally scheduled date of Friday, March 1, due to weather.
NASA and SpaceX originally targeted a launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying eight crew members of four aboard a Dragon Endeavor capsule from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday at 11:16 p.m. ET. It was. Now rescheduled to Sunday at 10:53 PM ET.
Before the mission was officially canceled, the Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron announced that weather conditions were unfavorable, citing the threat of precipitation, cumulus clouds, and moderate-to-moderate weather events. '' has been fixed at 40%. There is a high possibility that the weather on the ascending passage will be bad. Weather conditions are expected to improve on Sunday, and barring any unforeseen problems, tomorrow's launch is expected to be successful.
If the launch actually takes place, Falcon 9 is expected to fly in a northeastern orbit. The rocket's first stage booster will generate a sonic boom in the vicinity, with the goal of landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida 7 minutes and 38 seconds after liftoff.
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How to watch NASA SpaceX launch
NASA announced that it will broadcast live coverage of the launch starting at 6:45 p.m. ET on Sunday. You can watch the video at the top of the page or live on NASA+ and NASA Television. In addition, NASA will hold a post-launch conference to discuss how the mission went several hours after liftoff.
According to Space.com, space x There will also be a live broadcast of the release on X (formerly Twitter).
Contributor: Emily DeLetter
