With astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken strapped inside SpaceX's Dragon crew capsule and the countdown narrowing, poor weather conditions forced an abort.
will continue monitoring liftoff and downrange weather as we step into the countdown. We are proceeding toward a 4:33 launch.Speaking at a pre-launch briefing earlier in the week, Bridenstine called the historic launch"a big moment in time."NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to lift off from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Flight Center in Florida on Wednesday.
At about 45 minutes before the scheduled liftoff, launch control gave a"go" to load propellant in the Falcon 9 rocket. Asked whether he felt the weight of responsibility of having humans in SpaceX rockets for the first time, Musk said he did, especially when he spoke to the families of the astronauts."I said, 'We've done everything we can to make sure your dads come back.'"
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