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From the BBC.

Going into Wednesday, the forecasters were saying there was a 50:50 chance of favourable weather for the launch. But crucially this forecast was only for the Kennedy launch site itself.

SpaceX and Nasa also need to listen to what the meteorologists are telling them about the conditions along the flight line in the event that the Dragon has to abort its ascent. If something goes wrong with its rocket, the capsule will need to splashdown somewhere along a swathe of ocean that stretches all the way up the eastern seaboard of the US and reaches across to the British Isles. SpaceX has designated certain zones where the crew would ditch, and each one has to have benign wave and wind conditions. If any of these zones step outside the permitted criteria, the launch will not proceed… even if it’s a beautiful day back in Florida.

Hope it goes ahead.
 
Feeling a bit uneasy about it personally.

"You think a monkey knows he's sittin' on a rocket that might explode? These astronaut boys, they know that, see? I'll tell you somethin'. Takes a special kind of man to volunteer for a suicide mission, especially when it's on TV."
 
According to the lady who was just on the wireless we should be able to see the international space station then the rocket from the UK if we look West just after half 9.
 
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