THE TEMPERATURES READINGS RIGHT
NOW, KIND OF STUCK IN THE 70s.
>> LISA: ALL RIGHT, TOM, THANK
YOU, NASA AND SPACE X SAYS THAT
THE WEATHER COULD BE THE ONLY
THING THAT PREVENTS WEDNESDAY’S
LAUNCH.
>> MATT: ERIC SANDAVOL IS IN
BREVARD WITH THE DETAILS
>>ERIC:  IN THE BRIEFING THEY
BOTH SAID THAT TECHNICALLY THIS
MISSION IS GOOD TO GO.
ALL THE SYSTEMS ARE PERFORMING
JUST AS THEY SHOULD BE.
BUT EVERYBODY HAS THEIR EYES ON
THE FORECAST AND THEY’RE HOPING
DRYER AIR MOVES IN FOR LAUNCH
DAY.
SPACE X’S FALCON 9 ROCKET AND
CREW DRAGON CAPSULE SAT IN LOW
CLOUDS AND RAIN ON MONDAY.
PROMPTING THE DIRECTOR OF THE
CREW PROGRAM TO EXPRESS HER
CONCERN.
>> THE ONLY THING THAT WE NEED
TO DO IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
CONTROL THE WEATHER.
>>ERIC:  THEY ARE SET TO TAKE
OFF.
THE FIRST CREW TO GO TO SPACE IN
9 YEARS.
THEY ARE NOT ONLY WATCHING THE
AREA AROUND THE LAUNCH PAD, BUT
ALSO CONDITIONS AT SEA, IN CASE
OF A LAUNCH ABORT.
THE 45TH WEATHER SQUADRON SAYS
THAT THINGS ARE LOOKING A LITTLE
BETTER ON WEDNESDAY.
>> IF I WERE TO ISSUE THE
FORECAST RIGHT NOW, WE ARE DOWN
40 PERCENT OF VIOLATION.
>>ERIC:  THEY CONDUCTED A STATIC
TEST ON FRIDAY AND A DRESS
REHERAL ON FRIDAY.
>> I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW MOVING
IT WAS FOR ME TO SEE BOB AND
DOUG TO RIDE OUT TO THE PAD, AND
TO REALIZE THAT THE NEXT TIME
WILL BE WHEN WE ARE READY TO
LAUNCH.
>> EVERYTHING IS BEING LOOKING
GOOD.
AND NOTHING THAT WOULD KEEP US
FROM FLY.
>>ERIC:  NOTHING EXCEPT THE
WEATHER.
IF CONDITIONS DON’T IMPROVE,
THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL MAKE A
CALL FOR A SCRUB ABOUT 45
MINUTES BEFORE LAUNCH.
BACK UP DATES ARE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY, WHERE FORECASTERS SAY
THE CHANCES ACTUALLY LOOK
BETTER.
>> OVER ALL THOSE LOOK LIKE A
BETTER PROBABILITY OF LAUNCHING
AND LOWER RISK NUMBERS ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC.
>>ERIC:  NOW FOR LAUNCH EVE
TOMORROW, NASA SAYS THE
ASTRONAUTS WILL BE GETTING A
TECHNICAL BRIEFING IN THE
MORNING AND THEN THEY WILL BE
SPENDING THE REST OF THE DAY
WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
HOPEFULLY HAVING A GOOD NIGHT
SLEEP, FOR LAUNCH DAY, WEATHER
PERMITTING.
ERIC SANDAVOL GETTING RESULTS.
NEWS 6.
>> MATT: THANK YOU, ERIC.
A LOT IS HAPPENING BEFORE LIFT
OFF.
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