That's 16:33 EDT so 15:33 Texas time.

The launch, when it happens, will be live streamed. Check here: SpaceX Launch Live Stream

The launch is called DEMO-2 so make sure to click the link to watch the Demo 2 launch when you land on the SpaceX page.

CNN and other networks will show updates but it's likely best to watch the SpaceX or NASA stream. SpaceX is currently showing their live stream to begin at 11:15 am central. Launch is currently scheduled for 3:33 pm Central.

I hope it goes well but heavy weather is forecasted during the launch window today. Same for this weekend on the next two backup launch dates. I'll be turned in for sure.

Godspeed~

Blue Moon

Going to try and watch it.

Live stream is up. or click on SpaceX - NASA DEMO2 launch

Science is an incredible thing. Wish more people understood and respected it.

Just the way my brain thinks (or doesn't think as the case may be), but I have never understood why. I mean it is cool and all, but think about all of the $$ that were spent toward putting a man on the moon and I think to myself - What impact has that had? Again, I think it is cool, and the guys that have gone up there have certainly been impacted (I got to spend an evening visiting with Charlie Duke about walking on the moon), but I never got it. Too much of a concrete mind.

Well first and foremost it's a stepping stone to getting a second colony of humans off this planet and either on the moon or Mars. Once we become a multi-planet species our odds of extinction go down dramatically. 99% of the animals to ever walk this earth have gone extinct.

Secondly the list of technologies that came out of NASA is a country mile long. Here's a good place to start:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spinoff_technologies

Guess I'm not in to the multi-planet species thing. Spending a lot of time growing up in SW KS, NE NM, and SW CO made me think there is still a lot of room on this planet.

I don't deny the great things that NASA has done - great inventions, processes, etc. And maybe those would never have happened without the idea of space travel (seems to me they would have, but maybe not). Plus - moon rocks themselves (density wise) are pretty cool.

Oh there's still room on earth, but there's a long list of things that could destroy life on this planet. A massive asteroid impact, nuclear war, global pandemic, super volcano, massive solar flare, near by super nova etc... So in my opinion it's good to be on multiple planets.

We gotta find the aliens before they find us... if they havent already!

1 hour 15 min. to go.

Yes, that is correct

1hr. 12 minutes to go

T- 00:53:00

When SpaceX launches satellites, they can wait until last minute to make a weather go/no go, but with the crew on board, they will make a final go/no decision at T-45 minutes mark. Here is some data on how they make the weather go/no go decision.

Dragon Crew Weather Go-No Go Decision

NASA SpaceX Falcon9 Weather Criteria