US EditionClouds force last-minute delay for astronaut launch to the International Space Station
FLORIDA, JUL 31 – The launch delay affects the 16th crewed Dragon flight, with officials aiming to reschedule as early as Friday, NASA said.
- NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission was delayed due to weather conditions at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- The new launch date is set for 11:43 am on Friday, August 1, with a backup opportunity on Saturday at 3:21 pm.
- The crew includes NASA's Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos's Oleg Platonov.
- They will conduct research during their stay to benefit human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit.
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SpaceX Crew-11 launch from Forida's Space Coast
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fl. (WSAV) -- The SpaceX Crew-11 launched from Florida's Space Coast Friday. The launch was initially set for Thursday but was delayed due to cloud cover. The astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft include NASA commander Zena Cardman, pilot Mike Fincke and mission specialists Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov. They are headed to the International Space Station. The launch is Endeavor's sixth launch to space, making it S…
SpaceX Crew-11 launch from Kennedy Space Center
It took two days, but SpaceX was able to avoid a looming weather threat and knock out the Crew-11 launch from Kennedy Space Center on Friday. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A topped with the Crew Dragon Endeavour making its fleet-leading sixth trip to orbit, heading for the International Space Station. A Thursday attempt was scrubbed with just one minute, seven seconds on the countdown clock as a storm cell opened up over …
Miami (USA), 1 Aug (EFE).- NASA's Crew-11 mission and SpaceX took off this Friday, in their second attempt, with four crew members from Florida to the International Space Station (ISS), where they will conduct experiments to facilitate future explorations of the Moon, Mars and deep space. A SpaceX Dragon capsule, company of tycoon Elon Musk, left at 11:43 hours (15:43 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, where on Thursday the la…
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission lifts off from Kennedy Space Center for ISS
(NEXSTAR) – The latest mission on NASA's Commercial Crew Program successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, sending SpaceX Crew-11 on its journey toward the International Space Station. This was the second attempt to launch Crew-11 to the ISS after an earlier scheduled launch on Thursday was scrubbed just moments before liftoff due to "unfavorable weather," NASA said. Several moments later, the spacecraft reached o…
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission lifts off for ISS
(NEXSTAR) – The latest mission on NASA's Commercial Crew Program successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, sending SpaceX Crew-11 on its journey toward the International Space Station. This was the second attempt to launch Crew-11 to the ISS after an earlier scheduled launch on Thursday was scrubbed just moments before liftoff due to "unfavorable weather," NASA said. Several moments later, the spacecraft reached o…
SpaceX, NASA launch Crew-11 on second attempt
(NewsNation) — NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-11 mission Friday, the second attempt at launch. The initial launch was scrubbed Thursday due to weather conditions. The mission launched the Crew-11 to the International Space Station, with a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule blasting off from Kennedy Space Station. Radioactive wasp nest found near South Carolina nuclear facility: DOE report The mission will carry NASA …
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