The weather may not be much better Saturday afternoon for the rescheduled launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on board, forecasters say.
According to the National Weather Service, there is a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon at Cape Canaveral, Florida."Storms are likely to develop near the coast, pushing gradually inland later in the afternoon," said Matt Volkmer, senior meteorologist at the weather service office in Melbourne, Florida.If that, too, is delayed, 3 p.m. Sunday has been slated for liftoff of the 230-foot-tall rocket.
Severe weather brought wind, rain and lightning to the Space Coast throughout the day Wednesday, leading to a tornado warning and a weather advisory hours before the planned launch. According to the Capital Weather Gang, weather rules were"violated" Wednesday that prevented the launch, including the presence of natural lightning and an attached anvil, a towering thunderstorm top that can generate an electric field and trigger lightning when in contact with a rocket’s plume.
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