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NASA said, although uncertainty remained over weather conditions at the Florida launch site the SpaceX’s historic first crewed mission wa set to blast off for the International Space Station as scheduled today.  Weather challenges remain with a 50 percent chance of cancellation.

CAPE CARNAVERAL, FLa.  SpaceX is making final preparations for launch TODAY (5/27/2020) for Demo-2 mission to Launch NASA astronauts from U.S. Soil for the first time since 2011.

A Space X Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft will take Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station.  The launch is scheduled for 4:33 pm EDT from launch pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  This launch pad was also used for Apollo and space shuttle programs.