NASA and SpaceX are set to send 4 astronauts into space Friday morning from Florida.
Channel 9 Eyewitness News has live team coverage of the launch of the Crew-12 mission.
WATCH THE CREW-12 LAUNCH LIVE HERE
Melonie Holt is live at the Kennedy Space Center, Nick Papantonis is live from Cape Canaveral, and Alain Berinstain, director of the Florida Space Institute at the University of Central Florida, is live in Channel 9’s studio all morning.
See live updates below:4:40 a.m. update:
SpaceX has confirmed that the mission is go for launch.
Fuel is being loaded into the Falcon 9 rocket, and the Crew Dragon spacecraft’s launch abort system is armed and ready.
Original report:
Crew-12 suited up early Friday morning before making their way out to the launchpad for the planned pre-dawn flight.
NASA and SpaceX said all systems are looking good, and the weather is 90% favorable for launch.
The rocket is set to take off at 5:15 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew the Crew-4, Ax-2, Ax-3, and Crew-9 missions to and from the space station.
This will be the second flight for the first stage rocket booster supporting this mission, which previously launched a Starlink mission.
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land at a SpaceX landing pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The landing will trigger a sonic boom audible in Brevard County and farther into surrounding counties.
During their time at the ISS, the crew will conduct new research to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit humanity on Earth.
Channel 9 will have live coverage of the Crew-12 mission on Eyewitness News This Morning, starting at 4:30 a.m.
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