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It is the first six-month “operational” mission launched by SpaceX.
The launch of a SpaceX rocket on the International Space Station (ISS) with three NASA astronauts and a Japanese was postponed from Saturday November 14 to Sunday November 15 due to winds in the area, NASA announced on Friday.
Takeoff is now scheduled for 7:27 pm (0027 GMT on Monday) Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in the southeastern United States, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said.
The crew is composed of the Americans Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker and the Japanese Soichi Noguchi. Docking with the ISS is scheduled for Tuesday at approximately 04:00 GMT.
It is the first six-month “operational” mission launched by SpaceX, marking the resumption of manned flights from the United States last May, after nine years of interruption and dependence on Russia.
NASA officially certified the SpaceX-developed Crew Dragon capsule to carry its astronauts on regular flights on Tuesday, deeming it safe.
SpaceX, a company founded by businessman Elon Musk, had previously successfully completed a demonstration mission between May and August, in which two astronauts were flown to the ISS and then returned to Earth without incident.
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