Kennedy Space Center weather updates for the historic NASA-SpaceX astronaut mission launch

May 27, 2020, is being counted down to as and is highly anticipated as a historic day due to  launch of NASA- X mission. mission aims to put two astronauts into orbit, something that has been achieved by only three countries in world including Russia, US, and China, and first by a private rocket. However, as of yesterday due to wear conditions, chances of launch are being reported to be only 60%. If X does t launch during today's split-second window, next try would be this Saturday. Today's liftoff is set for 4:33 pm EDT which could be seen in India at 2 am IST, May 28. 

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How is Kennedy  Centre's wear? Wear predictions for 4:33 pm EDT

• Eastern Florida recently experienced rain over Memorial Day weekend, and due to residual moisture present in atmosphere, NASA- X launch which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, on 4:33 EDT, could be delayed. 
• mission would launch two NASA astronauts to ISS, that is International Station, via  X Falcon 9 rocket. If mission is successful, it would be a milestone for private company X as well as it would send a crewed flight from US after 9 years. 
• Check wear of Kennedy centre, Florida recorded on May 27 at 2 am EDT. It shows hourly wear updates of region from where NASA-X mission will be launched. It indicates 91% humidity as of 2 am EDT.

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Check wear predictions for today for Florida by  wear.com website. It states scattered thunderstorms in morning with chances of aggravating more in afteron. It also predicts about 80% humidity conditions. 

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• wear plays an important part in mission and that is why a less humid, calm wear is said to be apt for liftoff. This would ensure a successful launch without any harm to life of machinery of rocket. 
• X mission also needs calm waves and wind around  US and Canian seaboard and across rth Atlantic to Ireland, in case astronauts Hurley and Behnken need to make an emergency splashdown.
• re are many "do t launch" rules associated with different cloud, wind and precipitation scenarios.
• Yesterday,  Wear Squron mentioned 40% chances that wear conditions of Wednesday will violate at least one of "do t launch" rules and thus prevent rocket launch for Wednesday. 

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Things you should kw about NASA- X launch

• rocket launch is set for 4:33 p.m. Eastern time, at Kennedy Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida
• It will send astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard X’s Crew Dragon craft to station.
• last time astronauts launched from Florida was on NASA's final shuttle flight in July 2011. Hurley was pilot of that mission.
• NASA h hired X and Boeing in 2014 to transport astronauts to station. However, development of X's Dragon and Boeing's Starliner capsules took longer than expected. In meantime, US has been paying Russia to launch NASA astronauts in interim.
• If this NASA-X launch becomes successful, it would be a success for commercial crew program as well as in resuming crewed flight from US after 9 years. 

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Will re be NASA-X launch today?

• wear squron, which is a unit of Air Force’s 45th Wing, is expected to release one more forecast today before launch and will also provide regular updates to X and NASA, after which re would be a chance to kw about possibility of launch today. 
• X has a backup launch set up for Saturday at 3:22 p.m. EDT and Sunday at 3 p.m EDT in case wear conditions are t favourable today. Till Saturday, wear conditions are expected to improve and interference is expected to drop by 30 per cent.

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