Conditions Favorable for Ascent Abort-2 Flight Test

Weather is now 90 percent go for this morning's Ascent Abort-2 flight test from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. — Weather is now 90 percent “go” for this morning’s Ascent Abort-2 flight test from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Photo credit: NASA

Ascent Abort-2 is on the pad and ready to go for today’s full stress test of Orion’s Launch Abort System. The countdown has been clean, and conditions are favorable.

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45^th Space Wing predict a 90% chance of favorable weather for launch. The 10% “no-go” is an improvement from the previous 20% “no-go.”