lauren spacex is now aiming for 8:32
which is the end of the launch window to
get that rocket off the ground and the
reason has to do with the weather news
six is eric's and of all is with crowds
hoping for good news but we begin with
james barbero live at kennedy space
center in james founder Elon Musk does
not sound hopeful about this that latest
tweet from him that you measured
mentioned ginger if the rocket if the
wind does not die down then this rocket
launch would be postponed you'll unless
the founder of SpaceX just tweeting so
right now here at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center the countdown clock reads an hour
in 30 minutes and SpaceX is saying it
has nothing to do with the rocket back
there back there at pad 39a we watched
the Falcon Heavy go vertical this
morning a time-lapse video we captured
with members of media from around the
world given special access to really go
behind the scenes here at the Space
Center and get up close to pad 39a from
multiple locations the rocket actually
going vertical a little bit later than
originally anticipated
perhaps our first indication that this
launch was not going to happen toward
the beginning of the window originally
6:35 as we mentioned so then it was
pushed to 8 o'clock and now it's just
the wind that's being blamed here but
when you're up close to the rocket like
that you really take in just how amazing
it is to see the most powerful
operational rocket in the world
preparing for its second flight 27
engines on three core boosters five and
a half million pounds of thrust listen
to the space photographer and research
scientists talking about just how
visually amazing Falcon Heavy looks up
close so to see that up close it's very
impressive and to realize they're gonna
land three of these boosters like
straight out of science fiction there's
a lot of great viewing spots to see and
you do not want to miss this fantastic
launch
and again breaking at 7:00 we hope we
don't have to miss at lunch window now
at the bottom 8:32 that's our last
chance to see the greatest show in
spaceflight the success of the Falcon
Heavy could mean so much for deep-space
exploration if it's a success tonight if
it happens tonight inside the nosecone
it's a satellite for Saudi Arabia Falcon
heavies first mission with a paying
customer so if the launch does happen
tonight we are following it up until we
hear new information from SpaceX we
would carry that launch live on click
Orlando comm we are staying here at the
Space Center ladies with the latest
updates and we will bring them to you on
new six and click Orlando comm live at
NASA's Kennedy Space Center I'm James
Spahr Varo getting results new six James
your description makes me want to drive
out there right now to see it sounds
fantastic let's hope we get to see it
off the ground thank you James well the
last heavy launch drew the largest crowd
since the space shuttles new six is Eric
sander ball continues our team coverage
tonight he is at jetty Park and Cape
Canaveral Eric what are the crowds
looking like out there well you know my
photographer Alfred Mason and I we've
been to jetty Park a lot of times to
cover these kinds of events we don't
remember a time when so many people
turned out take a look behind me you can
see cars stretch all the way around this
retention area here and if you spin
around you can see more RVs more suvs
more minivans all of them open with
their chairs open and a lot of families
taking picnics we shot some video
earlier today we want you to take a look
at many people made a day out of it out
here some of them flying a kite in the
park here obvious pent time just getting
their binoculars ready and getting just
spending the time waiting for that
launch tonight they've come from all
over here we spoke to a man from
Michigan we spoke to another man from
Quebec we also spoke to a family all the
way from Germany who changed their
vacation plans to be here for tonight's
spacex launch listen to them I am the
first time in Florida and to see the
rockets that is unbelievable for me and
and tomorrow we go back to Germany and
that's the last chance for us to see
that
I just talked to them again and they're
really holding out hope that that 8:30
to launch window works again if you're
coming out to jetty Park no dice it is
closed so Splenda Beach so is Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Center all of them
packed with people hoping this launch
goes off so your best bet again is to
stay right here with News six and click
Orlando comm to watch it from the
comfort of your own home for now we are
live at jetty park Erick's and of all
getting results new six back to you I
guess I won't be driving over no dice
Eric thank you