NASA is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Eta ahead of Saturday’s launch of the first operational SpaceX Crew Dragon mission.
Eta made landfall along Florida’s West Coast early Thursday and has been bringing heavy rain inland. The Crew-1 launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 7:49 p.m.
EST Saturday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The Crew Dragon spacecraft is expected to dock to the International Space Station at 4:20 a.m.
on Sunday. “We are continuing to watch the weather,” a NASA spokesperson told Fox News via email. On Thursday, the 45th Space Wing based at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida predicted a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch.
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