KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – The clouds and rain around Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A are still present Tuesday, one day before Elon Musk’s company is set to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, but launch conditions have improved slightly, according to Space Force weather officials.
In a launch briefing with NASA and SpaceX Monday, Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer with the 45th Weather Squadron, said the weather would improve from a 40% chance to 60% by launch day.
The latest forecast from the 45th Weather Squadron did improve by Tuesday to 60%, and if the launch delays to Saturday chances go up to 70%, according to the forecast.