NASA, SpaceX delay flight that was to retrieve stuck astronauts

NASA, SpaceX delay flight that was to retrieve stuck astronauts

NASA, SpaceX delay flight that was to retrieve stuck astronautsbr br NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday, March 12, delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.br br NASA had been set to launch a SpaceX rocket from Florida carrying a replacement crew for the International Space Station in a mission that would set up the return to Earth of Wilmore and Williams — stuck in space for nine months after a trip on Boeing's faulty Starliner.br br The launch was called off due to a hydraulic system issue with a ground support clamp arm for the Falcon 9 rocket, NASA said in a statement. NASA said it is now targeting a launch no earlier than 7:03 p.m. EDT (2303 GMT) Friday, March 14, after mission managers put off a launch attempt on Thursday, March 13, because of high winds and rain forecast in the flight path of Dragon.


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