SpaceX and NASA Delay Key Space Missions Amid Technical Issues
TL;DR
SpaceX has postponed its planned June 11 Falcon 9 launch of the Ax-4 crewed mission to the ISS due to a liquid oxygen leak that requires further repair, with a new launch date to be announced. The mission involves astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, and a retired NASA astronaut, Peggy Whitson. Meanwhile, SpaceX is preparing for its ninth Starship test flight and has received approval to increase its annual launch cadence from five to 25.
- SpaceX just called off Wednesday’s crewed launch to the ISS Digital Trends
- NASA, Partners Delay Axiom Mission 4, Reviewing Launch Date NASA (.gov)
- Private astronaut mission marks next step toward a new space station ABC News
- SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4 Spaceflight Now
- Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom mission postponed: SpaceX detects LOx leak; Falcon 9 liftoff on hold pending re Times of India
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