SpaceX postponed its launch of two NASA astronauts into orbit yesterday afternoon because of stormy weather that included a tornado warning. The countdown had gone smoothly to that point but is now rescheduled for Saturday.
The mission would have represented the first time a company flew commercially developed hardware carrying humans and linking with the international space station. It would also have been the first space launch from US soil in nearly a decade.
Elon Musk, the billionaire who cofounded PayPal and was CEO of the electric car manufacturer Tesla, founded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) in 2002. He is the CEO of SpaceX and the chief designer in building its rockets.
However, as events demonstrated yesterday, even Elon Musk is not more powerful than Mother Nature.
From test to testimony
Hurricane season is beginning. Even with the most advanced technology in history, experts cannot predict how many storms will strike us, or when, or where. Nor have we found a cure for the common cold, much less a vaccine for COVID-19 (so far). Nor can we predict what virus will create the next pandemic, or when it will strike.
None of these observations are intended to disparage human intellect and expertise. God calls us to love him “with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37) and wants us to use our mental capacities to their fullest.
But when nature disrupts the plans of one of the most famous entrepreneurs and engineers in the world, we do well to remember our impotence before our Creator’s omnipotence.
The psalmist proclaimed, “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding…
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