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SpaceX mission to bring home Starliner astronauts postponed due to hydraulic issue

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Crew-10 mission Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain and JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building en route to launch complex 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., March 12, 2025. Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images
13
Mar

The astronauts have been on the ISS since June due to problems with Starliner. SpaceX postponed a mission on Wednesday to bring the next crew set to work on the International Space Station (ISS) and begin the return of a pair of astronauts back to Earth. The launch’s postponement was announced on Wednesday evening ahead of what would have been the scheduled launch time. There was an issue with the hydraulic system on the launch side. It is a ground issue with the launch tower and not a problem with the spacecraft, according to SpaceX. SpaceX said it’s now targeting a launch on Friday at 7:03 p.m. ET. Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on

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Polaris Dawn Mission Sets New Orbital Record, Prepares for Historic Spacewalk

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Polaris Dawn Mission Sets New Orbital Record, Prepares for Historic Spacewalk

SpaceX
10
Oct

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission achieved a historic milestone early Tuesday, launching a four-person civilian crew into orbit and reaching the highest altitude around Earth since NASA’s Apollo missions. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying the crew, attained a peak altitude of 1,400.7 kilometers (870 miles) at 9:19 p.m. ET on Tuesday, surpassing the record set […]

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