Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to send a private company's first manned missile to the ISS. Read here how you can watch the rocket flight live on TV and live stream on Saturday.
- For the first time after a nine-year hiatus, astronauts were to take off again from the USA to the ISS .
- Elon Musk's space company SpaceX actually wanted to launch a manned rocket into space on Saturday .
- The flight was postponed a few minutes before the start due to bad weather conditions , the next attempt to take off is scheduled for next Saturday and will be broadcast live on TV and live stream .
There is hardly anything that fascinates people more than manned space travel through the stratosphere into space . This historic event should become a reality for America and NASA after a nine-year hiatus. Worldwide, the launch of the SpaceX missile "Falcon 9" was eagerly awaited, thousands of people had gathered on the Cape Canaveral peninsula to be part of the planned milestone in space history. Because of the corona virus pandemic , access to the spaceport site, which normally allows visitors to watch at launch, was severely restricted. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pencehad traveled to the US state of Florida to follow the launch live on site. Then the cancellation came, almost 17 minutes before taking off.
NASA, SpaceX before the planned launch with Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Mike Pence and Karen Pence
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Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launch postponed: it should be the last flight test
The private space company SpaceX was founded by billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk and has so far only transported cargo to the ISS. Per Twitter commented NASA chief Jim Bridenstine the reason for the shift. The safety of astronauts is the top priority of NASA. In the morning there was a thunderstorm, the US hurricane center warned of a tropical storm, this message stopped the mission at the last minute. The Elon Musk rocket had to stay on the ground.
Standing down from launch today due to unfavorable weather in the flight path. Our next launch opportunity is Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 pm EDT, or 19:22 UTC
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 27, 2020SpaceX start: Elon Musk's next attempt will take place on Saturday
The mission's next attempt to start is scheduled to begin next Saturday at 10:22 p.m. (German time) . Then the astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley should try again to launch to the ISS with a "Falcon 9" rocket in a "Crew Dragon" space capsule .
SpaceX rocket launch: broadcast live on free TV
You can watch the SpaceX flight to the ISS live on Free TV on Saturday: From 8:15 p.m. , the phoenix station will show a special program on the start of the manned maiden flight SpaceX. The show ends at 10:30 p.m.
SpaceX rocket launch: How to watch the rocket star broadcast in live stream
- The NASA has been operating for some time its own television station and transmitted in their live stream and the start of the Demo-2 mission.
- The free TV broadcaster N-TV has also announced that it will broadcast the restart on Saturday in a live stream.
- There is also a free live stream on Phoenix.de.
- Important: Live streams consume a large amount of data. Therefore, pay attention to a stable WiFi connection when streaming, otherwise the quota of your mobile phone contract could be used up very quickly.
SpaceX Start: Broadcast also in our live ticker
So that you don't miss anything and can follow everything, we broadcast the space event in our live ticker.
Before the launch of the SpaceX "Falcon 9" rocket
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