Trump scraps plan to speak at space center after launch postponed
With just 16 minutes to go in the countdown, the launch was scrubbed because of the danger of lightning.
WATCH: SpaceX and NASA successfully launch historic flight with U.S. astronauts
SpaceX became the first private company ever to launch humans into Earth's orbit when its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule took off from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
WATCH: SpaceX tests Dragon capsule for launching humans into space
The launch window opens on Saturday at 2:49 a.m. EST, and is the first time the privately owned capsule, which is designed to carry humans into space, is testing its ability.
WATCH LIVE: SpaceX to launch Bangabandhu-1 satellite atop Block 5, the most powerful Falcon 9 rocket to date
On Friday, SpaceX is slated to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh’s first communications satellite. But Block 5 -- the souped-up SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite -- may be the real headliner.
With 40 mice, 400 fruit flies and 3 tons of supplies in a refurbished cargo capsule, a SpaceX rocket embarked on another historic mission to the International Space Station from Florida on Saturday.
SpaceX returned to the cosmos Saturday, launching its first mission since one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets exploded on Sept. 1.
SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket booster late Monday. Here's why should you care.
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