NASA, SpaceX delay new crewed mission launch due to tropical storm concern

27/9/2024 6:13

        NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of a new crewed mission to no earlier than Saturday due to tropical storm concern, according to NASA.
        The launch was originally planned for Thursday, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
        NASA and SpaceX have adjusted the next launch opportunity to no earlier than 1:17 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday due to expected tropical storm in the launch area.
        NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch on the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station.
        The flight is the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.