NASA and SpaceX Announce New Launch Date for Astronaut Mission to ISS
Summary
NASA and SpaceX have set a new October 1 launch date for the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station after an oxidizer leak forced a delay. Four astronauts will travel aboard a Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral and spend about seven months on the ISS.
Key Points
- Crew-13 is now scheduled to launch on October 1 from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a Falcon-9 rocket.
- NASA delayed the mission after finding an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft's propulsion system on August 29.
- The mission will carry four astronauts from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, and Roscosmos to the ISS for about seven months of research and maintenance work.
- Crew-13 will replace the Crew-12 team, which has been on the ISS since mid-February.
