NASA and SpaceX appear to have brushed aside concerns about weather spawned by Tropical Storm Bertha as they prepare to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station later today.
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.
"This is a dream come true, I think for me and for everyone at SpaceX," Musk said, adding:"I didn't even dream this would come true."
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