CAPE CANAVERAL, KOMPAS.TV – SpaceX postponed flying four astronauts for NASA until Wednesday (11/3/2021) next week due to strong winds and waves.
Launch Associated PressFour astronauts are scheduled to take off on Sunday (31/10/2021) morning on a six-month mission to the International Space Station.
The four astronauts are Matthias Maurer from Germany from the European space agency ESA; and Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron of the US space agency NASA.
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However, while NASA’s Kennedy Space Center reports near-perfect weather forecasts, a major hurricane in the northeast is causing the sea to churn all the way to the coast. The safety of the crew at risk of being threatened made SpaceX managers then decided to postpone the launch on Saturday (10/30/2021).
For crew launches, SpaceX required good weather along the East Coast and across the North Atlantic to Ireland. This is an anticipation if something goes wrong and the capsule is forced to make an emergency landing.
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The weather is expected to be calmer on Wednesday. Until then, the four astronauts, one German and three Americans, will remain at the Kennedy Space Center.
The launch will be SpaceX’s 4th astronaut flight for NASA in 1.5 years and the company’s 5th passenger flight overall.
Last month, SpaceX launched its first private flight, sending a billionaire and three of his guests into Earth orbit.
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