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The launch of a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station was postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to winds in the area
The launch of a rocket SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) with three astronauts from the NASA and a Japanese one was postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to winds in the area, NASA announced Friday.
Takeoff is now scheduled for 7:27 pm Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 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.
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.
SOURCE: AFP
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