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All systems looking good, weather 95% favourable ahead of space launch

Thursday, 2 March 2023 05:34

By ARN News Staff

@DXBMediaOffice/ Twitter

The hatch to the Dragon spacecraft has closed after UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and his Crew-6 colleagues entered it, SpaceX confirmed, just minutes away from the second launch attempt on Thursday.

Earlier, SpaceX, in a series of updates on social media, confirmed "all systems are looking good and weather conditions are 95 per cent favourable" for Thursday's launch.

Ground support closes the hatch to the Dragon spacecraft after the Crew-6 crew enters #UAE2Space pic.twitter.com/f0mjzjCzcS
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 2, 2023

Highlights of astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi and his Crew-6 colleagues inside the Dragon spacecraft while they prepare for the mission launch#UAE2Space pic.twitter.com/48vK7EP6gM
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 2, 2023

The first attempt on Monday was called off just minutes before launch due to a technical fault.

Space X added that their teams are keeping an eye on the weather along Dragon’s ascent corridor.

All systems are looking good for launch of Crew-6 on Thursday, March 2 at 12:34 a.m. → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/WSXATymyoZ
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 1, 2023

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