It’s something we’re seeing more often this year as commercial flights and NASA step up the launch cadence. All eyes are on Ax-1, the first private mission to the International Space Station. The undocking was postponed Wednesday afternoon due to weather. Even with a fluid schedule at the Kennedy Space Center, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will take Crew-4 into space conducted a static fire test in the morning. The undocking of the Ax-1 has been delayed several times due to weather conditions for its return to earth off the coast of Florida. That means preparations on the International Space Station for the arrival of Crew-4 and its launch will also have to be postponed. NASA officials said they wanted a gap of two days between the return of the Ax-1 and the departure of Crew-4.” It’s all part of the safety requirements, to be able to ensure that the right people focus on the mission in front of them, what they need to pay attention to. There are various institutions involved. More than just SpaceX and NASA. You’ve got the FAA, the Coast Guard,” said Dale Ketcham, with Space Florida. Right next to the Crew-4 Falcon 9 is NASA’s Artemis SLS lunar rocket. Had tests the past few weeks but will return to the large vehicle assembly building to fix the fueling issue. It will take place next week. At this time, there are no exact details about the delay in launching Crew-4, which is currently scheduled for launch Saturday at 5:26 am. Additionally, SpaceX plans to launch Falcon 9 Thursday just after 11 a.m., putting more StarLink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
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It’s something we’re seeing more often this year as commercial flights and NASA step up the launch cadence.
All eyes are on Ax-1, the first private mission to the International Space Station.
The undocking was postponed Wednesday afternoon due to weather.
Even with a fluid schedule at the Kennedy Space Center, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will take Crew-4 into space conducted a static fire test in the morning.
The undocking of the Ax-1 has been delayed several times due to weather conditions for its return to earth off the coast of Florida.
That means preparations on the International Space Station for the arrival of Crew-4 and its launch will also have to be postponed. NASA officials said they wanted a two-day lag between the return of the Ax-1 and the departure of Crew-4.
“It’s all part of the safety requirements, being able to ensure that the right people focus on the mission in front of them, what they need to pay attention to. There are various institutions involved. More than just SpaceX and NASA. You’ve got the FAA, the Coast Guard,” said Dale Ketcham, with Space Florida.
Right next to the Crew-4 Falcon 9 is NASA’s Artemis SLS lunar rocket. Had tests the past few weeks but will return to the large vehicle assembly building to fix the fueling issue. That’s because it takes place next week.
At this time, there are no exact details about the delay in launching Crew-4, which is currently scheduled for launch Saturday at 5:26 am.
Additionally, SpaceX plans to launch Falcon 9 Thursday just after 11:00, putting more StarLink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
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