The Space X rocket is set to blast across the sky at 9.53pm tonight traveling West to East
Falcon 9, the first manned space flight to leave US soil since 2011, is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 9.33pm BST (16:33 ET) this evening (27th May) heading to the International Space Station carrying astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
The Falcon 9 (21:53pm) and International Space Station (21:30pm) will look like two shining stars as they fly across the British skies west to east
NASABob Behnken (L) and Doug Hurley (R) are heading on a mission to the International Space Station
NASA/Bill Ingalls
NASA
NASA/Bill Ingalls
NASA
