NASA, SpaceX Complete Weather Review for Next Crew-11 Launch Attempt
NASA and SpaceX continue to target 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1, for launch of the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
After the launch attempt was scrubbed Thursday for weather, mission teams completed a weather review for the next opportunity, and conditions around the launch pad are forecast at 75% favorable for liftoff. However, conditions along the flight path of Dragon remain a watch item. Acceptable weather conditions at both the launch site and along the Dragon flight path are required for a “go” for liftoff.
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov after launch scrubbed and safely exited the Dragon spacecraft. They returned to crew quarters at Kennedy to await Friday’s launch.
On Aug. 1, Crew-11 will lift off aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A. The targeted docking time is approximately 3 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 2.
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