Citing the storm and its projected track showing landfall on the state's west coast, officials on Saturday said the next window to fly — Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 11:37 a.m. — would not be possible due to weather.
Since the second attempt earlier this month, however, teams have conducted a successful fueling test and confirmed fixes to the system worked as planned.
But the last few updates from the NHC have shown some promise for NASA officials as the projected path continues moving slightly west. If that trend holds and projections show wind speeds at Kennedy Space Center will be less than 74 knots , then NASA might opt to keep the rocket on the pad until the next window opens.
Beyond that, the next two-week batch of flight opportunities does not open again until Oct. 17. The 24th to 26th, along with the 28th, would be the only blackout dates during that period. The Space Force, meanwhile, on Friday moved to"HURCON V" status and began preparing its two Space Coast bases – Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Patrick Space Force Base – for Ian's impacts. Because it's responsible for public safety, military branch has the final say on what launches from both KSC and the Cape and when.
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