Today was a day history that has to be written as NASA and SpaceX's 1st manned launch, but bad weather did not allow it. The mission aborted just 20 minutes before its launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 30, at 3:22 p.m. if the rocket launches on 30th, it becomes more historic.
SpaceX 1st Historic Manned Launch Aborted Minutes Before Liftoff
The Space-X's launch will be in part of history in two different ways: will be a break for the US, they have been dependent on Russia for 10 years, the first time an Elon Musk's private company is set to launching astronauts.
After dismounting the astronauts from the spaceship, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator gave a brief remark on Wednesday.
"I know there's a lot of disappointment today, the weather got us, but it was a great day for NASA and SpaceX," Jim Bridenstine said.
Tune in for remarks on today's scrubbed launch after @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug have exited the @SpaceX Crew Dragon. No earlier than 5:20pm ET.
Tune in for remarks on today's scrubbed launch after @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug have exited the @SpaceX Crew Dragon. No earlier than 5:20pm ET. Watch live: https://t.co/Djy13o0Bty
— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) May 27, 2020
What's onboard the Crew Dragon? @AstroBehnken, @Astro_Doug, and a mosaic @SpaceX assembled from 100,000 graduate portraits. Congratulations to all of our 2020 graduates! #LaunchAmerica
What's on board the Crew Dragon? @AstroBehnken, @Astro_Doug and a mosaic @SpaceX assembled from 100,000 graduate portraits. Congratulations to all of our 2020 graduates! #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/9Pa0uAyvhd
— NASA (@NASA) May 27, 2020
Air Force 1 arrives at @NASAKennedy with special guest @POTUS on board to watch us #LaunchAmerica with American astronauts from American soil for the first time since 2011.
Air Force 1 arrives at @NASAKennedy with special guest @POTUS on board to watch us #LaunchAmerica with American astronauts from American soil for the first time since 2011. pic.twitter.com/xWNIsS5nfM
— NASA (@NASA) May 27, 2020
Time to suit up! 😎@AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug suit up to #LaunchAmerica in the same room as the first crewed Apollo mission, Apollo 7:
Time to suit up! 😎@AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug suit up to #LaunchAmerica in the same room as the first crewed Apollo mission, Apollo 7: https://t.co/U1COQzFy4v pic.twitter.com/fJJTA9Nnz5
— NASA (@NASA) May 27, 2020
We are go for launch! @SpaceX and @NASA will continue monitoring liftoff and downrange weather as we step into the countdown. We are proceeding toward a 4:33 launch.
We are go for launch! @SpaceX and @NASA will continue monitoring liftoff and downrange weather as we step into the countdown. We are proceeding toward a 4:33 launch.
— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) May 27, 2020
The Inside Edition reported that "The first launch of a U.S. manned spacecraft since 2011 was postponed minutes before its scheduled launch Wednesday due to bad weather. The joint venture between SpaceX and NASA will be reattempted on Saturday. Elon Musk is hoping to build on his SpaceX's string of 62 successful space missions since the launchpad explosion that marred the company in 2016. The veteran astronauts on the mission, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have been best friends for 20 years, and are both married to astronauts".
ABC News also reported on the postponing of the Historic SpaceX launch, because of weather: "Veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behken and Doug Herley were seen aboard Space-X's Crew Dragon atop the Falcon 9 rocket before the launch was aborted."
