Photo captures moment lightning strikes SpaceX rocket tower, as tornadoes, rain again delay launch

 Camera footage captured the moment lightning struck a SpaceX rocket tower ahead of Friday's launch in Florida.

The image SpaceX posted Friday morning shows a direct lightning strike to the lightning protection system, Florida Today reported.

Teams performed additional checks of the Falcon Heavy rocket, payloads and ground equipment, the company said.

"All systems are looking good," SpaceX tweeted Friday morning.

The launch, which was originally scheduled for Thursday, was rescheduled due to poor weather around Kennedy Space Center on Thursday evening.

The lightning bolt was also accompanied by hail and tornadoes, the company said on Twitter.

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Teams have a roughly hour-long window to launch the 230-foot rocket from pad 39A, and they'll probably need the extra time – weather conditions ahead of liftoff were last calculated by the Space Force at around 30% "favorable" due to storms in the area.

Teams are now targeting no earlier than 7:29 p.m. EDT Friday, April 28, for the Falcon Heavy rocket's next attempt.