the Attempt to send astronauts into space from u.s. soil failed on Wednesday evening. Shortly before there was 16 minutes left in the countdown, was the launch stopped because the weather was too bad.

President Donald Trump had turned up in Florida, but have got to travel home to The White House to give in case.

space travel with the help of private companies such as Tesla founder Elon Musks SpaceX is otherwise the president’s great dream. He also hopes that the UNITED states can get back on the moon by the end of 2024.

So short a time was left. But the weather stopped everything. Photo: Gregg Newton/Ritzau Scanpix

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Though the ride today was a dud, is the failed launch is an indication that the security is essential. And when it rained in the area, and there was a risk of lightning strikes, was the mission therefore dropped.

There is only a very small window of time to send up in. And in the window feared vejrfolkene, then, that the weather could damage the rocket.

How it looked, shortly before the launch was aborted. Photo: Joe Skipper/Ritzau Scanpix

Had you could wait just 10 more minutes, would the weather have been good enough, informs NASA.

made a new attempt on Saturday 30. the afternoon of may american time – so again late in the evening our time.

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