BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX have scrubbed Friday morning’s Crew-7 launch.
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Mission managers made the decision late Thursday to postpone the 3:50 a.m. launch from Kennedy Space Center.
And while the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft remain on the pad, NASA said both vehicles were healthy.
Previous: NASA, SpaceX standing down on Crew-7 launch. Here’s the new target launch date
Officials indicated there were a couple of open technical items that required a bit more analysis, so they made the decision to stand down for 24 hours.
SpaceX and NASA are now targeting no earlier than Saturday, August 26 for Falcon 9 to launch Dragon to the @space_station. The new launch date provides teams additional time to complete and discuss analysis. The vehicles remain healthy and crew is ready to fly →… pic.twitter.com/ojWTwRTS8v
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 25, 2023
NASA and SpaceX plan to give it another try early Saturday.
Watch: Astronauts, teams getting final touches ready for Crew-7 launch
If all issues are resolved, Crew-7 will lift off at 3:27 a.m. on Aug. 26.
Update: The #Crew7 launch to the @Space_Station has been postponed, now targeting Aug. 26 at 3:27am ET (0727 UTC): https://t.co/U3ZhyEyLAf pic.twitter.com/kNTgJZ2BtC
— NASA (@NASA) August 25, 2023
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Boriso will spend about six months aboard the International Space Station conducting more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations.
Read: Crew-7: Meet the astronauts who are headed to space
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