The historic launch of Elon Musk's SpaceX is set for today after poor weather conditions led to the launch's postponement Wednesday.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon launch from NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida will be the first launch of American astronauts from the United States in nearly a decade, Bloomberg reported. This is also the first time that humans will be set into orbit via a private spacecraft.
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The Falcon 9 rocket launch will take place at 3:22 p.m. on May 30 and like Wednesday, there’s a 50% chance it will go ahead, according to a Saturday morning tweet from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be making their second attempt at the launch after Wednesday’s postponement.
"Scrubs are part of conducting spaceflight safely and successfully. During my last mission to @Space_Station weather caught us too! We're ready for the next launch opportunity!" Behnken tweeted in part Friday.
"All launch commit criteria is developed way ahead of any attempt. This makes the correct scrub/launch decision easier in the heat of the moment," Hurley said in part while retweeting Behnken.
Should weather lead to another scrubbed launch, Sunday will be the next date for the event, Bloomberg reported.
How to watch the launch
SpaceX's launch of the Falcon 9 rocket will be broadcast on NASA's YouTube page and its official website. You can also view the event live on SpaceX's YouTube channel.
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