Scrub! Live updates from NASA-SpaceX cloud-thwarted launch try in Florida
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Key Points:
- NASA and SpaceX scrubbed the Falcon 9 CRS-34 launch scheduled for May 13, 2026, due to inclement weather, specifically anvil cloud violations around Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 40.
- The next launch opportunity is now set for Friday, May 15, 2026, at 6:05 p.m., allowing time to refresh cargo aboard the Dragon spacecraft and support proper phasing for arrival at the International Space Station.
- Weather conditions deteriorated with lightning warnings, special marine warnings, and stormy rain impacting the launch site, reducing favorable launch odds from 50% down to 10% before the scrub decision.
- Brevard County Emergency Management deactivated its launch operations support team following the scrub, highlighting local coordination efforts around SpaceX launches.
- The CRS-34 mission includes important scientific experiments aboard the Dragon spacecraft, such as studies on microgravity simulators, charged particles in space weather, bone cell growth, and red blood cell changes during spaceflight.