{"id":57302,"date":"2020-05-27T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T21:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/27\/historic-spacex-launch-postponed-because-of-stormy-weather\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:20:18","slug":"historic-spacex-launch-postponed-because-of-stormy-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2020\/05\/27\/historic-spacex-launch-postponed-because-of-stormy-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. \u2014 The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of lightning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liftoff was rescheduled for Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commercially designed, built and owned spacecraft was set to blast off in the afternoon for the International Space Station, ushering in a new era in commercial spaceflight and putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/05\/27\/these-former-military-test-pilots-are-scheduled-to-launch-into-space-today-aboard-the-space-x-crew-dragon\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NASA.jpg_6b162e.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Weather forces scrub of Crew Dragon launch with two former military test pilots aboard<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The mission will end the nearly decade-long pause in sending astronauts from U.S. soil to the space station.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But thunderstorms for much of the day threatened to force a postponement, and the word finally came down that the atmosphere was so electrically charged that the spacecraft with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken aboard could get hit by a bolt of lightning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo launch for today \u2014 safety for our crew members @Astro_Doug and @AstroBehnken is our top priority,\u201d NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted, using a lightning emoji. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two men were scheduled to ride into orbit aboard the SpaceX\u2019s bullet-shaped Dragon capsule on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, taking off from the same launch pad used during the Apollo moon missions a half-century ago. Both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence had arrived to watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flight \u2014 the long-held dream of SpaceX founder Elon Musk \u2014 would have marked the first time a private company sent humans into orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It would also have been the first time in nearly a decade that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/05\/21\/nasa-spacex-bringing-astronaut-launches-back-to-home-turf\/\" target=\"_blank\">the United States launched astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil<\/a>. Ever since the space shuttle was retired in 2011, NASA has relied on Russian spaceships launched from Kazakhstan to take U.S. astronauts to and from the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20148553640981.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"A pelican pauses on a barrier in front of the SpaceX Falcon 9, where NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, will lift off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 27, 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-92624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20148553640981.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20148553640981.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20148553640981.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20148553640981.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20148553640981.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pelican pauses on a barrier in front of the SpaceX Falcon 9, where NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, will lift off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (Chris O&#8217;Meara\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the day, thunder could be heard as the astronauts made their way to the pad at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center, and a tornado warning was issued moments after they climbed into their capsule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The preparations took place in the shadow of the coronavirus outbreak that has killed an estimated 100,000 Americans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re launching American astronauts on American rockets from American soil. We haven\u2019t done this really since 2011, so this is a unique moment in time,\u201d Bridenstine said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this launch, he said, \u201ceverybody can look up and say, \u2018Look, the future is so much brighter than the present.\u2019 And I really hope that this is an inspiration to the world.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission would put Musk and SpaceX in the same league as only three spacefaring countries \u2014 Russia, the U.S. and China, all of which gave sent astronauts into orbit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat today is about is reigniting the dream of space and getting people fired up about the future,\u201d he said in a NASA interview before the flight was scrubbed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A solemn-sounding Musk said he felt his responsibilities most strongly when he saw the astronauts\u2019 wives and sons just before launch. He said he told them: \u201cWe\u2019ve done everything we can to make sure your dads come back OK.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20148624586743.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley, left, and Robert Behnken ride a Tesla SUV from the Neil A. 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Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Pad 39-A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (John Raoux\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA pushed ahead with the launch despite the viral outbreak but kept the guest list at Kennedy extremely limited and asked spectators to stay at home. Still, beaches and parks along Florida\u2019s Space Coast are open again, and hours before the launch, cars and RVs already were lining the causeway in Cape Canaveral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The space agency also estimated 1.7 million people were watching the launch preparations online during the afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the sightseers was Erin Gatz, who came prepared for both rain and pandemic. Accompanied by her 14-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son, she brought face masks and a small tent to protect against the elements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said the children had faint memories of watching in person one of the last shuttle launches almost a decade ago when they were preschoolers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wanted them to see the flip side and get to see the next era of space travel,\u201d said Gatz, who lives in Deltona, Florida. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting and hopeful.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA hired SpaceX and Boeing in 2014 to transport astronauts to the space station in a new kind of public-private partnership. Development of SpaceX\u2019s Dragon and Boeing\u2019s Starliner capsules took longer than expected, however. Boeing\u2019s ship is not expected to fly astronauts into space until early 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re doing it differently than we\u2019ve ever done it before,\u201d Bridenstine said. \u201cWe\u2019re transforming how we do spaceflight in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u2019s Department of Science Education. 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