Hurricane Ian has forced NASA and SpaceX to set a new target date for the launch of four Crew5 astronauts to the InternationalSpaceStation.
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than 12:23 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 4, to launch the Crew-5 astronauts to the International Space Station .
If NASA fails to proceed with the launch next Tuesday, there’s a backup opportunity on Wednesday, October 5. Crew-5 comprises NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, together with Koichi Wakata of JAXA , and Anna Kikina of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency. The Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is currently sitting atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and safely secured inside SpaceX’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
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