The Crew-2 mission’s Launch Readiness Review, or LRR, has been completed at the Kennedy Space Center, with managers from NASA, SpaceX, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) formally clearing the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon Endeavour for launch of four international astronauts to the Space Station on Thursday morning at 06:11 EDT / 10:11 UTC.
Clearance for launch comes as eyes now turn to the weather not just around Florida but along Falcon 9’s ascent corridor over the Atlantic Ocean — where wave heights and maritime weather will play a factor in determining if the Crew-2 mission can launch on Thursday as planned or if it will need to wait one extra day.