NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 launch to ISS postponed. Details

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday mentioned the launch of the SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Dragon spacecraft has been rescheduled to August 26. According to officers, the launch has been postponed to present the mission managers an additional 24 hours to shut out lingering points, reported AFP.

The launch initially deliberate for August 25, has been postponed a number of occasions earlier than.

“The #Crew7 launch to the @Space_Station has been postponed, now targeting Aug. 26 at 3:27 am ET (0727 UTC),” NASA wrote on X, previously referred to as Twitter.

All you want to know in regards to the mission:

1. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen together with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will liftoff aboard SpaceX’s crew ‘Dragon Endurance spacecraft’. The spacecraft has earlier flown the Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions.
2. The astronauts are anticipated to spend six months on the ISS, changing 4 astronauts who’ve been there for half a yr.
3. As the title suggests, the Crew-7 will likely be SpaceX’s seventh operational mission to the area station for NASA. However, it is going to be the eleventh human spaceflight total for Elon Musk’s firm.
4. The NASA will likely be launching the mission now on August 26 from its Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.
5. The area company will likely be live-telecasting the launch on its official web site (nasa.gov) and its YouTube channel (NASA). It additionally shares dwell updates and protection on social media platforms together with Twitter (@NASA) and Facebook (NASA).

The NASA can also be planning a number of lunar exploration programmes within the subsequent couple of years together with Peregrine Mission 1 – NASA CLPS Lunar Lander, IM-1 – NASA CLPS Lunar Lander, Lunar Trailblazer – NASA Lunar Orbiting Small Satellite, Griffin Mission 1 – VIPER – NASA Lunar South Pole Rover, amongst others.

(With inputs from companies)