Take 2 for SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch with more storms
MARCIA DUNN
AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX pressed ahead with its second attempt to launch astronauts for NASA — a historic first for a private company — but more stormy weather threatened more delays.
Elon Musk's company came within 17 minutes Wednesday of launching a pair of NASA astronauts for the first time in nearly a decade from the U.S., before the threat of lightning forced a delay.
With more storms ahead, managers debated Friday whether to bump the next launch attempt from Saturday to Sunday to take advantage of slightly improved forecast at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted that no decision was made, and they would reassess the situation Saturday morning.
At an earlier outdoor news conference, Bridenstine stresse