NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-13 Launch Date
NASA and SpaceX are adjusting the launch date for the agency’s Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station to address an oxidizer leak on Dragon’s propulsion system which was detected during standard prelaunch spacecraft processing. Joint NASA and SpaceX teams are performing additional tests and data review and will complete any necessary rework prior to […] The post NASA, SpaceX Adjust…
NASA and SpaceX have announced changes to the launch date of the agency’s Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, along with CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, will undergo additional testing and review of their Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system following the detection of an oxidizer leak during standard prelaunch processing.
A new launch date will be announced once available. The crew will join Expedition 75 aboard the space station after spending two weeks in quarantine at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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