DOWN, THE ROADS ARE WET. IT IS A LITTLE SOGGY. THE RAIN IS NOT CAUSING TRAFFIC
PROBLEMS.
THE ROADWAYS ARE ALSO LOOKING
FINE.
>> Justin: THE CLOCK IS TICKING.
HOURS TO GO BEFORE SPACEX AND
NASA WILL ATTEMPT TO MAKE
HISTORY, LAUNCHING FROM THE U.S.
SOIL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NINE
YEARS.
YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT LAUNCH
PAD 39A, THE HISTORIC 39A WHERE
THE CREW DRAGON CAPSULE SITS
READY FOR THE LIFTOFF.
THE BIG QUESTION THIS MORNING,
WILL THE WEATHER HOLD UP?
LAUNCH MANAGERS PREDICTING A 60%
CHANCE OF FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR
LIFTOFF.
WE HAVE THE THREAT FOR MORE RAIN
AS TROY BRIDGES HAS BEEN
POINTING OUT.
LET’S GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN.
THIS IS THE FIRST CREWED LAUNCH
BUT THE FIRST TIME A PRIVATE
COMPANY WILL WILL LAUNCH
ASTRONAUTS.
IF ALL GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN,
THE DRAGON WILL DOCK WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
TOMORROW.
THEY’LL BECOME PART OF THE ISS
CREW.
THIS IS NOT EVEN A TIMETABLE FOR
WHEN THEY’LL COME HOME.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS
THAT COME INTO PLAY.
THIS IS A TEST FLIGHT, THE
HIGHEST PRIORITY IS TO TEST THE
VEHICLE AND GET IT HOME SAFELY
AND THEN BE REAPED TO LAUNCH
CREW 1.
>> Justin:
>> Justin: BOTH MEN ARE NO
STRANGERS TO BEING IN SPACE.
THEY ARE SEASONED AND THEY HAVE
BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS CRITICAL
MISSION FOR YEARS.
LET’S GET OVER TO NEWS 6’ JAMES
BARBERO FOR MORE ON HOW THEY
HAVE BEEN PREPARING.
JAMES?
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
MAYBE TWO, THREE, THREE AND A
HALF HOURS WHEN THEY’LL WAKE UP.
THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK IS T MINUS
10 HOURS.
YOU HEARD THE NASA
ADMINISTRATOR, HE IS HERE AT THE
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER WORKING
WITH NASA TV.
A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
WE HAD BEAUTIFUL WEATHER FOR THE
DRESS REHEARSAL.
THEY GOT OUT IN THEIR NEW SPACE
SUITS.
THEY’LL PUT THE SPACE SUITS ON
AT 12:30.
THEY’LL LEAVE THE OPERATIONS
BUILDING AROUND 1:00.
A PHOTO TAKEN OF HURLEY AND
NIBERG.
NIBERG SAID ONE OF THE SILVER
LININGS IS ALL THE TIME THE
FAMILY HAS SPENT TOGETHER.
THEY HAD THEIR FINAL MOMENTS
YESTERDAY.
ANOTHER ASTRONAUT WHO HAS BEEN
TO SPACE WITH BENKIN, HE
UNDERSTANDS WHAT MAKES BOB AND
DOUG A GREAT TIME.
>> THEY ARE BOTH VERY
EXPERIENCED, THEY HAVE TWO
SHUTTLE MISSIONS UNDER THEIR
BELT.
I THINK THEY MAKE A VERY GOOD
CREW.
>> Reporter: GARETT, HE KNOWS
THEM WELL.
HE WORKED WITH THEM ON THE
PROGRAM ALL THESE YEARS.
THEY WERE SELECTED TO FLY ON
THIS MISSION.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
COUNTDOWN CLOCK, WEATHER
PERMITTING.
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.
LIVE AT NASA’S KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER, I’M JAMES BARBERO
GETTING RESULTS, NEWS 6.
>> Justin: THANK YOU.
WITH HOURS TO GO UNTIL LIFTOFF,
EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING ON THE
SPACE COAST.
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE FLOCKING
HERE TO THE COCOA BEACH PIER TO
GET THEIR SPOT TO WATCH THIS
MOMENT IN HISTORY.
THE RAIN IS FALLING, THAT’S NOT
STOPPING THEM FROM SHOWING UP.
THAT’S THE CASE UP AND DOWN THE
COAST.
FOR MORE, LET’S GET OVER TO PARK
MARK LIVE AT SPACE VIEW PARK.
I KNOW THAT IS A POPULAR PLACE
TO WATCH A LAUNCH.
THIS YEAR, THERE COULD BE SOME
CHANGES WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> THAT’S WITH AN OFFICIALS ARE
HOPING FOR, THERE WON’T BE THOSE
LARGE CROWDS THAT GATHER.
AS WE GET CLOSER TO SUNRISE, AS
THE SUN IS PEAKING BEHIND ME,
MORE AND MORE ARE SHOWING UP,
GIVING US A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WE
MIGHT EXPECT LATER TODAY.
TYPICALLY WE WOULD BE EXPECTING
PEOPLE TO BE CROWDED.
THAT’S WHAT OFFICIALS ARE HOPING
TO AVOID WHEN THE ROCKET IS SET
TO LIFTOFF THIS AFTERNOON.
>>> REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: IT WAS ENOUGH TO
HAVE THEM MAKE THE TRIP.
>> ANXIOUS, TRY TO GO FOR A
WALK, TRY TO KILL SOME TIME.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE MINDFUL OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE
DIFFICULTIES THAT COULD COME
WITH WATCHING TODAY’S LIFTOFF.
>> SIX OR SEVEN FEET FROM YOU.
WE HAD DINNER AT A RESTAURANT AT
THE PIER.
EVERYONE THERE WAS DISTANT.
>> Reporter: WORKERS CLEARED
WITHOUT BRUSH IN TITUSVILLE TO
GIVE AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW.
MOST OF THE POPULAR VIEWING
AREAS WILL BE OPEN.
THERE COULD BE LIMITED PARKING.
JETTY PARK WILL BE OPEN TO PASS
HOLDERS.
SOMETHING DESIGNED TO LIMIT
CROWDS.
NASA ADMINISTRATORS URGED
EVERYONE TO STAY AT HOME AND
WATCH FROM THEIR BACKYARD OR ON
AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE PLANNING
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE
SHOWING UP OUT HERE THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH
WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MARK LEHMAN GETTING RESULTS,
NEWS 6.
>> Bridgett: THANK YOU.
THOSE ANTICIPATED CROWDS WILL
MEAN EXTRA TRAFFIC.
TROOPER STEVE HAS DETAILS ON
CLOSURES AND WHERE YOU CAN AND
CANNOT OPT TO WATCH THE LAUNCH.
>> Steve: AUTHORITIES HAVE
ISSUED A NO LEFT TURN TO
WESTBOUND 520.
THIS WILL BE DURING THE COURSE
OF ALL DAY DURING THE SPACE
COAST LAUNCH OUT THERE IN
BREVARD COUNTY.
AS YOU TRAVEL IN THIS AREA, MAKE
SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION.
SOMETHING I TALK ABOUT, NO
STOPPING ON LIMITED ACCESS
HIGHWAYS.
528 EAST AND WESTBOUND, YOU HAVE
TO KEEP MOVING.
WHETHER IT IS LAUNCH TIME OR
NOT, DO NOT STOP ON THE
SHOULDER.
THERE WILL BE TROOPERS NOT TO
GIVE YOU A HARD TIME BUT TO MAKE
SURE YOU ARE DOING THINGS
SAFELY.
SAME THING ON I-95.
TITUSVILLE DOWN TO ROCKLEDGE,
ANYWHERE ALONG I-95, NO
STOPPING, EVEN IF YOU SEE THE
ROCKET GO UP, IT WILL BE A
BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
NO STOPPING ON THE SHOULDERS
UNLESS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH
YOUR CAR.
TO ASSIST WITH TRAFFIC, WE KNOW
A1A WILL SEE A LOT OF DENSE
TRAFFIC.
THEY ARE SAYING U.S. 1 AS YOUR
NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND ALTERNATE
IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SIT IN
LOCALIZED SLOWDOWN.
WE ALL WANT TO ENJOY A SAFE
LAUNCH.
DRIVE SAFELY, TAKE IT EASY AND
FOLLOW THE RULES.
AS THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK COUNTS
DOWN, NEWS 6 WILL PUT YOU IN THE
DIRECTOR’S CHAIR.
JOIN US FOR OUR VIRTUAL LAUNCH
EXPERIENCE.
IT ALL KICKS OFF AT NOON AT