SpaceX launches its sixth 4-person crew to the International Space Station
SpaceX launched another set of astronauts to the International Space Station early Thursday, after a problem with a ground systemThe company’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 12:34 a.m. from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. They are expected to reach the orbital outpost early Friday to begin a six-month stay.
In a blog post Wednesday, NASA said the problem was due to “a clogged ground filter.” SpaceX crews replaced the filter, purged the supply lines “and verified the lines are clean and ready for launch,” NASA said.
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