NASA, SpaceX postpone historic astronauts launch

SpaceX said the launch was delayed due to unfavorable weather in the flight path

Published: May 28, 2020 10:35 IANS and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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NASA and SpaceX postponed historic launch of two astronauts to space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday due to bad weather. | NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, background left, and Doug Hurley sit in the Crew Dragon capsule as the launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida was aborted due to weather problems. Image Credit: AP

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Liquid oxygen vents off the Falcon 9 rocket as NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in the Crew Dragon capsule prepare for launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., moments before the mission was aborted due to weather problems. Image Credit: AP

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"Due to the weather conditions, the launch is scrubbing," NASA tweeted, Xinhua reported. | Storm clouds pass over the Vehicle Assembly Building as the SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket, sits on Launch Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image Credit: AP

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SpaceX said the launch was delayed due to unfavorable weather in the flight path. Image Credit: Reuters

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The next launch opportunity is scheduled on Saturday, May 30 at 15:22 Eastern Time. Image Credit: AFP

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The countdown was halted less than 17 minutes before the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was due to lift off from historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Image Credit: Reuters

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Later the propellant has been offloaded from the rocket, the launch escape system has been disarmed, and the two astronauts safely exited the vehicle, according to NASA. Image Credit: AP

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry the Crew Dragon spacecraft and veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to orbit. Image Credit: AP

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The spacecraft is scheduled to dock to the ISS about 24 hours after launch. Image Credit: AP

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NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken greet their families before the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. Image Credit: Reuters

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Spectators watch from Titusville, Fla. as SpaceX Falcon 9 prepares to lift off with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Image Credit: AP

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