SpaceX and NASA are now targeting Thursday for the astronaut launch to the International Space Station. Today's attempt at liftoff had to be called off at the last minute after an issue with the rocket’s ground system was detected.
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said it would now look to launch the SpaceX Crew-6 mission at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday, March 2 “pending resolution of the technical issue preventing Monday’s launch.” The agency said it would skip a launch opportunity on Tuesday because of an unfavorable weather forecast. “I’m proud of the ’s Administrator Bill Nelson said in a blog post. “Human spaceflight is an inherently risky endeavor and, as always, we will fly when we are ready.” The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule were slated to lift off from
’s behalf since 2020. The Crew-6 team that will launch on the SpaceX capsule include
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