Overview
- The two-hour launch window at Kennedy Space Center opens at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday, and the latest outlook keeps the chance of a 'go' near 80%.
- Cumulus clouds within roughly 10 miles of the pad would halt liftoff, and surface winds must stay below NASA’s no‑launch range of about 33 to 45 mph.
- Forecast gusts near launch time are running about 23 to 25 mph at the surface, which is below those cutoffs but still being watched.
- If the launch is scrubbed, prospects drop slightly to about 75% Thursday as rain chances increase.
- Spectators can expect rough surf and an elevated rip current risk, and distant viewers in Coastal Georgia and the Lowcountry may not see the rocket until 60 to 90 seconds after liftoff.