Increasing winds could keep Wednesday s rocket launch grounded
FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Jayme King has your launch forecast.
Orlando, FL - Will we or won t we see yet another rocket leave the Space Coast early Wednesday morning?
Right now, launch probability stands at 80% for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to leave the launch pad. Forecasters are pointing towards an increase in Easterly wind flow along the Space Coast today/tonight and if winds are too strong Wednesday morning, the launch might have to be rescheduled.
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Saturday storms leave Central Florida church damaged
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There is damage on the roof, where big sections of the top were ripped away.
FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. - Storms in Fruitland Park on Saturday left a church damaged.
The Covenant of Life Church of God was damaged during bad weather on Saturday and some people were inside when it happened.
There is damage on the roof, where big sections of the top were ripped away.
1 week away: NASA, SpaceX s Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - We are one week away from the next crewed launch into space.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting Thursday, April 22 for their second crew flight aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, carried by the company s Falcon 9 rocket.
Liftoff is currently scheduled for 6:11 a.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center s Launch Complex 39A. The crew will head to the International Space Station (ISS), with expected arrival on Friday morning.
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To prepare for the mission, NASA said on Tuesday that the astronauts have entered quarantine, also known as flight crew health stabilization. It is a routine part of final preparations before space flight. They will spend two weeks isolated to ensure that they are healthy, protecting themselves and the astronauts they will meet at the ISS.