NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander, and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, have received the “go” for tonight’s launch to the International Space Station. Liftoff is less than an hour away.
The launch team just verified controllers can soon begin loading propellants – liquid oxygen and refined, rocket-grade kerosene called RP-1 – into the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s first and second stages.
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a greater-than-95%chance of favorable weather conditions for the 7:03 p.m. EDT liftoff.
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