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NASA and SpaceX are keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of the launch of the Crew-8 mission.
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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch at 11:16 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 2, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
There is a backup window available on Sunday, March 3, at 10:53 p.m. ET.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission will carry NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Baratt, and Jeanette Epps, and cosmonaut mission Alexander Grebenkin, will launch the International Space Station on a 6-month science mission to the International Space Station.
It will be the first trip to space for Dominick, Epps, and Grebenkin.
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