Cape Canaveral – NASA and SpaceX postponed the launch of the CRS-34 mission due to weather conditions at Cape Canaveral. Although the weather around the Space Coast had significantly improved throughout the day, conditions at the exact moment of liftoff were still outside launch commit criteria, particularly due to anvil cloud violations around the launch site. As a result, the countdown was stopped just 28 seconds before liftoff.
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT (5:05 a.m. Thailand time on May 16) for the launch of the 34th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Teams previously stood down from Wednesday’s launch opportunity due to unfavorable weather conditions producing anvil cloud launch rule violations around the launch site. The additional delay will allow teams to refresh time-sensitive cargo packed inside the Dragon spacecraft while also supporting proper orbital phasing for Dragon’s rendezvous and arrival at the International Space Station.
The mission will carry a wide range of scientific investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory, including Thailand’s TIGERS-X experiment, a compact autonomous medical research payload designed to study fluid physics and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) emulsification behavior in microgravity aboard the ISS.
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