Aug. 21 (UPI) -- SpaceX is scheduled to launch a space plane for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Thursday night.
A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch the Space Force's X-37B space plane from Kennedy Space Center at 11:50 p.m. EDT.
Meteorologists forecast a 65% chance for favorable conditions for liftoff, with improving conditions to 80% favorable as the window progresses, as they monitored any impact Hurricane Erin would have as it moves alongside the East Coast.
"The very large Hurricane Erin will continue moving north and eventually northeast off the eastern coast of the US and out into the open Atlantic through the remainder of the week," launch weather officers wrote. "As it does so, it will leave behind a trailing trough and deeper moisture that will merge with a boundary dropping into the southeastern US. Prevailing flow will shift out of the west into Thursday, which will lead to the best coverage of afternoon and evening storms favoring the east side of the state including the Spaceport."
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