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.