SpaceX to reattempt manned rocket launch in Florida

Elon Musk's firm plans flight with Nasa astronauts, following Wednesday's cancellation

Elon Musk'sSpaceX is due to undertake a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit from Florida, in a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of Nasa astronauts from US soil in nine years.

The mission's first launch attempt on Wednesday was called off with fewer than 17 minutes remaining on the countdown clock, due to stormy weather around the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.