NASA-SpaceX 'Launch America' mission LIVE: Bad weather forces abort; next try in 3 days

What NASA has called ‘making history’, the Space X’s brand new Dragon capsule will launch on May 27 at 4:33 pm EDT to reach the International Space Station from the American turf for the first time nine years. Even though the unfavourable weather conditions of thunderstorms and tornadoes caused some delay in the ‘#LaunchAmerica’ program, both NASA and Space X have made a significant leap towards the ‘renationalisation’ of commercial space travel. Space veterans Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have buckled up in the capsule on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from the launch pad which was used by the Apollo moon missions nearly half a century ago.

Watch the live stream of the launch here:

Weather plays spoilsport: Mission postponed

Weather problems led to a last-minute postponement of the launch. Reportedly, the astronauts were told that the weather wouldn't clear up enough to permit liftoff and the mission was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown. The next launch attempt is slated for May 30 at 3:22 pm ET. 

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