Elon Musk’s rocket company is a day away from becoming the first-ever private company to send humans into orbit, on a mission to the International Space Station. The U.S. Air Force is predicting a 60 per cent chance that weather conditions will be favorable for launch, which is scheduled for 4:33 p.m. ET Wednesday. (Axios, The Washington Post)
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Elon Musk’s rocket company is a day away from becoming the first-ever private company to send humans into orbit, on a mission to the International Space Station. The U.S. Air Force is predicting a 60 per cent chance that weather conditions will be favorable for launch, which is scheduled for 4:33 p.m. ET Wednesday. (Axios, The Washington Post)
Talking point: Over two years behind schedule, SpaceX will deliver the Crew Dragon spacecraft and launch system for about US$2.6 billion. Due to social-distancing requirements, NASA has asked that members of the public refrain from going to Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch the historic launch. You can stream the launch online; here is an animation showing what the 19-hour flight will look like.
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