Florida Today reports that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during an instantaneous window that opens at 12:34 p.m. EST Wednesday. The rocket will carry a batch of Starlink satellites. The 45th Weather Squadron “said conditions during the window should be 90% ‘go’ for liftoff. Risks from upper-level winds, which could damage a rocket after liftoff, were listed as ‘moderate’ and at-sea conditions for the booster’s drone ship recovery will be ‘low risk.’”
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Weather Expected to be 90% “Go” for SpaceX’s Saturday Launch
Florida Today reports that forecasters from the US Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron said Wednesday that they expect 90% “go” weather conditions for SpaceX’s Saturday launch of 60 Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission is scheduled to launch “during a 10-minute window that opens at” 7:24 a.m. EST. Conditions “in the Atlantic Ocean for drone ship booster recovery were listed as ‘moderate.’”
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AIAA Congratulates SpaceX and NASA on Successful Crew-1 Launch
Reston, Va. (November 16, 2020) — The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates SpaceX, its aerospace industry suppliers, NASA and all those who supported the Crew-1 mission for the successful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the recovery of its booster rockets.
“Last night we witnessed the next step toward flying humans regularly to space from American soil on American rockets,” said Dan Dumbacher, AIAA executive director. “We are all inspired by the journey NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are taking.”
“Missions like this continue to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station, which is key to building our off-world future,” Dumbacher concluded.
AIAA is the world’s largest and most influential aerospace technical society, and our members have been involved in nearly every advancement in modern U.S. aerospace – including the NASA Commercial Crew program.