Fears of a lightning strike postponed the initial takeoff attempt on Wednesday of what would have been the first crewed rocket launch from US soil in almost a decade, and the first time a commercial company has achieved the feat. "No decision on weather right now for Saturday's test flight of @SpaceX's #CrewDragon spacecraft. Earlier in the day, NASA said the chances of a Saturday launch at 3:22 pm Eastern Time (1922 GMT) were 50 percent. The mission comes despite shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with the crew in quarantine for more than two weeks. President Donald Trump, who flew in for the previous launch attempt, is expected to attend again.

Source: Bangkok Post May 29, 2020 23:03 UTC