UPDATED: DEMO-2 LAUNCH DAY?
Hey Space Placers! UPDATE At T-16 MINUTES the Demo-2 mission was scrubbed due to weather conditions. The next launch attempt will occur on May 30th, 3:22PM EDT. As I am writing this in twelve hours we will hopefully see the launch of American astronauts from American soil using American made space hardware for the first time since the last Space Shuttle launch in 2011. Weather may be a factor . SpaceX and NASA will be monitoring it closely. Here is a video showing American astronauts training for upcoming missions and the spacecraft they will use to accomplish them. Make no mistake....riding rockets is risky business. NASA and SpaceX have done what they can to minimize risk. Unlike the Space Shuttle, astronauts now have viable escape options from the pad to orbit which they did not have with the Space Shuttle. It takes a little over 8 minutes to make orbit and that is a very anxious period of time. NASA and SpaceX are hotting live, virtual coverage of the lau...