SpaceX’s 23rd cargo resupply to the International Space Station (ISS), which was scheduled for Saturday, August 28 at 3:37 a.m. ET, has been called off due to unfavorable launch weather.
T-1 hour until Falcon 9 launch of Dragon. Team is keeping an eye on weather, which is 40% favorable → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 28, 2021
For the CRS-23, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster is slated to launch the company’s Dragon cargo spacecraft, carrying 4,800 pounds (2,200 kilograms) of supplies for the Expedition 65 crew aboard the ISS.
Despite a 60% chance of unfavorable launch weather, SpaceX and NASA were all set to go earlier today. The live webcast of the launch had begun as well.
Webcast of Falcon 9 launch of Dragon is now live → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK https://t.co/7fPw2uYljL
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 28, 2021
However, minutes before the Falcon 9 rocket was supposed to lift off, the mission had to be grounded due to storms around the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The weather conditions have delayed the launch by around 24 hours. SpaceX and NASA are currently eyeing Sunday, August 29 at 3:14 a.m. ET as their next launch opportunity.
Standing down from today’s launch due to weather; next launch opportunity is Sunday, August 29 at 3:14 a.m. ET
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 28, 2021
Earlier this year, SpaceX’s Dragon turned heads by successfully docking to the ISS, all on its own. Provided that the Florida storms clear up by Sunday, you’ll be able to watch the launch of SpaceX’s next cargo mission to the Space Station live on the company’s website.
