SpaceX: #LaunchAmerica Mission with NASA Officially Delayed

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

May 27th, 2020 1:27 PM

UPDATE 05/27/2020 4:20 PM ET: NASA has announced that, “Due to the weather conditions, the launch is scrubbing. Our next opportunity will be Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 PM ET. Live #LaunchAmerica coverage will begin at 11 AM ET.”

ORIGINAL STORY
NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station is expected to launch today (May 27) at 4:33 PM ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Per NASA, “…this mission will send NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program…Demo-2 will be SpaceX’s second spaceflight test of its Crew Dragon craft and its first test with astronauts aboard. This final test flight prior to NASA certification and will provide data on the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, the Crew Dragon and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking, and landing operations.”

This will be the first space launch since 2011 to take place beginning in the United States. Per CNN, “If successful, this would be SpaceX’s first-ever crewed mission in the company’s 18-year history.” The company was founded by CEO Elon Musk.

To watch live coverage leading up to and including the mission’s launch, you can do so in the video below. Past the video is a gallery of images from the days events which will be updated when more images become available.

GALLERY: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon #LaunchAmerica Mission with NASA

• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Prepares To Launch From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: (L-R) Spacex founder Elon Musk, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence attend the walkout of NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley at the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight will be the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Prepares To Launch From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: (L-R) U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine and SpaceX founder Elon Musk wears face masks while attending the walkout of NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley at the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight will be the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Prepares To Launch From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: SpaceX founder Elon Musk (L) wears a face mask while standing next to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence after NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley walked out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight will be the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Prepares To Launch From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley (L) walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight will be the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Prepares To Launch From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley (L) walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight will be the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MAY 27: NASA Astronauts Doug Hurley (L) and Bob Behnken (R) wave to their families before boarding at the pre-launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be aboard the May 27th inaugural flight and will be the first people since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by Saul Martinez/Getty Images)
• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MAY 27: Karen Nyberg and son share a moment with husband Astronaut Doug Hurley before he boards to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be aboard the May 27th inaugural flight and will be the first people since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by Saul Martinez/Getty Images)

• President Trump Departs White House For SpaceX Launch In Florida

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  WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House on May 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to watch the SpaceX launch of two U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station later this afternoon, the first commercial launch of U.S. astronauts in the nation's history. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

• President Trump Departs White House For SpaceX Launch In Florida

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  WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House on May 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to watch the SpaceX launch of two U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station later this afternoon, the first commercial launch of U.S. astronauts in the nation's history. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: Astronauts Bob Behnken (L) and Doug Hurley prepare to put mission stickers on the windshields of two Tesla vehicles they will be riding in later ahead of the scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to liftoff today on an inaugural flight and will be the first people since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: Astronaut Bob Behnken waves while standing next to a Tesla vehicle on the morning of the scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to liftoff today on an inaugural flight and will be the first people since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached sits on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Later today NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to liftoff today on an inaugural flight and will be the first people since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: Low clouds surround NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building as preparations are being made to launch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to liftoff today on an inaugural flight and will be the first people since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

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  CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 27: The countdown clock is seen as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached is seen on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to liftoff today on an inaugural flight and will be the first people since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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