"NASA's Crew-8 Mission: Countdown to SpaceX Launch"
NASA and SpaceX are preparing for the Crew-8 mission launch just after midnight on Friday, but weather concerns are looming. While all internal tests and preparations are on track, the mission won't launch unless the weather along the East Coast ground track is acceptable. This mission, the ninth of NASA's Commercial Crew Program with SpaceX, will carry science experiments to the International Space Station, building on research about the impact of space on the human body. The Crew-8 crew, including Commander Matthew Dominick and NASA veteran astronaut Michael Barratt, is in quarantine at the Kennedy Space Center, with the launch scheduled for 12:04 a.m. on Friday.