SpaceX, NASA scrub historic Demo-2 launch due to weather - CNET UK

The first crewed flight of the SpaceX Dragon could launch this weekend -- but weather conditions still appear unfavorable.

Hans Koenigsmann, a vice president at SpaceX, said earlier in the week that preparations were complete, but to get off the ground, the team would need "the weather gods ...

The weather gods, it seemed, had other plans.

Falcon 9 and Dragon had an instantaneous launch window, so SpaceX weren't able to hold the count and wait until the weather passed.

The weather could again be a factor, with recent reports from the 45th Weather Squadron showing only a 40% chance of favorable weather for both backup launch times

the latest update from the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron shows a 40 percent chance of favorable weather for the backup launches

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