JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE: Saturday’s launch attempt was scrubbed due to a fuel leak. We will update you on when the next launch attempt will happen as soon as we hear from NASA.
Original story below:
NASA again will attempt to launch its Artemis I moon rocket this weekend from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, the agency announced Tuesday.
According to WFTV, the new two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. EDT Saturday, five days after complications forced NASA to scrub the initial launch attempt Monday morning.
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According to Action News Jax First Alert Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh, here are the best places in the Jacksonville area that will allow the best viewing opportunities of the launch:
- Palm Valley intracoastal bridge: It has a sidewalk and the bridge is nice and tall with parking below on either side
- Any of our beautiful beaches
- Lookout tower at Guana Reserve in St Johns County
- Downtown Jacksonville skyscrapers
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Buresh said to make sure you look toward the south/southeast when viewing the launch.
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