Behind the Scenes of NASA and SpaceX's Scrubbed Launch

On May 27th, NASA & SpaceX attempted to send the first manned mission to space from US soil in years was postponed due to weather. Just five minutes before go-time the launch was scrubbed, leaving everyone with great anticipation for the new date and time -- Saturday, May 30th at 3:22P ET.

May 28, 2020

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A dolphin swims in the lagoon near launch pad 39A shortly before sunrise on launch day at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A NASA security helicopter flies past the Vehicle Assembly Building on launch day at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 26, 2020.

Ominous weather is seen above launch pad 39A at Cape Canaveral as the countdown clock continues on launch day.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley (L) walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A.

Storm clouds are seen out the windows of Firing Room 4 during an attempted launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard.

Monitors inside Firing Room 4 show views of Launch Complex 39A during the attempted launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just before the mission was scrubbed.