SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in the background as dolphins swim in a lagoon near Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (AFP Photo)
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida: The historic first crewed mission launched by SpaceX was set to blast off for the International Space Station as scheduled on Saturday afternoon local time, Nasa said, although uncertainty remained over weather conditions at the Florida launch site.
“We are moving forward with launch today,” Nasa chief Jim Bridenstine said in a tweet. “Weather challenges remain with a 50 percent chance of cancellation.”
“Proceeding with countdown today,” said SpaceX founder Elon Musk, the entrepreneur whose California-based company is seeking to become the first private firm to send astronauts into space.
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