Historic SpaceX launch pushes forward Saturday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With thunder and possibly tornadoes threatening a delay, two NASA astronauts climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket ship for liftoff on a history-making flight to the International Space Station, but the mission was aborted about 15 minutes before the scheduled launch.
Another launch date has been set for Saturday.
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The mission is seen as a giant leap forward for the booming business of commercial space travel.
Space veterans Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken were scheduled to ride into orbit Wednesday afternoon aboard the brand-new Dragon capsule.
The hatch is closed. The crew is settled in. #LaunchAmerica is on. pic.twitter.com/qZTR3QAQjM
— NASA (@NASA) May 27, 2020
It will be the first time in nearly a decade that the United States has launched astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil.
