The Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on its in-flight abort mission back in January. (FOX 13 file photo) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two astronauts are once again getting ready for the first crewed launch from Kennedy Space Center in nine years.
Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit in a test flight of the company’s Dragon capsule.
The mission will mark the first launch of a crew to orbit from anywhere in America since Atlantis closed out the space shuttle program in July of 2011.
Their first attempt Wednesday was scrubbed late in the countdown because of lightning potential from a nearby thunderstorm. They are trying again Saturday. WHEN IS LAUNCH TIME? The SpaceX DM-2 mission is scheduled to lift off