Range Currently ‘Red’ for Weather; Conditions May Improve

The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon spacecraft stand on Launch Complex 39A on May 27, 2020.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon spacecraft stand on Launch Complex 39A on May 27, 2020. Image credit: NASA TV

The Eastern Range currently is “red,” or no-go, due to rain, cumulus clouds and field mills, which indicate the atmosphere is energized within the launch area. Weather balloons indicate conditions are good at upper altitudes. The launch team continues to monitor weather in hopes that conditions will clear.

Launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission is targeted for 4:33 p.m. EDT, just under one hour from now.