The launch was set to take place today, but has been tentatively pushed to May 30.
The historic launch set for Wednesday, May 27, was going to send Americans back into space after nearly a decade, but it has now been canceled "due to weather conditions."
"We are not going to launch today."
— NASA (@NASA) May 27, 2020
Due to the weather conditions, the launch is scrubbing. Our next opportunity will be Saturday, May 30 at 3:22pm ET. Live #LaunchAmerica coverage will begin at 11am ET. pic.twitter.com/c7R1AmLLYh
Standing down from launch today due to unfavorable weather in the flight path. Our next launch opportunity is Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT, or 19:22 UTC
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 27, 2020
The SpaceX Crew Dragon space shuttle was planning on launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken.
The launch will be rescheduled for 3:22 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 30.
This is an ongoing story and will be updated as we learn more information.
