NASA and SpaceX have delayed the launch of their fourth NASA astronaut crew to International Space Station until Wednesday due to a storm system in the Northeast.
Although originally scheduled to launch on Halloween, the fourth crewed flight is now scheduled for a Wednesday blast off.
The SpaceX mission currently at the ISS will return to Earth in the weeks following Crew-3's arrival.
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NASA and SpaceX have delayed their plans to launch a fourth crew of astronauts from the International Space Station due to a strong Atlantic Ocean storm that battered the East Coast with large waves and strong winds.
NASA and the company announced that the launch was now scheduled for Wednesday. The original plan was to send the rocket Endurance above the Florida sky on Halloween.
NASA stated that SpaceX and NASA are now targeting 1:10 a.m. ET Wednesday, Nov. 3 for their Crew-3 launch to International Space Station. This is due to a large storm system that has been moving through the Ohio Valley and northeastern United States, raising winds and waves in Atlantic Ocean.
The space agency stated that "weather conditions along the ascent corridor will improve for a Nov. 3, launch attempt."
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Elon Musk founded SpaceX, a rocket company that shuttles NASA astronauts between Earth and the ISS. It has been operating for six months. Crews also included astronauts from Japan and Europe.
Crew-3 is the upcoming mission of NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn and Raja Chari. It also includes European Space Agency (ESA), astronaut Matthias Maurer.
If everything goes according to plan Endurance will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Wednesday. The astronauts will spend 24 hour enjoying the view and preparing for their arrival at the ISS as the spaceship aligns with it.
Crew Dragon and ISS astronauts will then perform a two-hour sealing, leak-checking and sealing process before opening the hatch connecting the station and spaceship. Crew-3 will then float into space station. Crew-3 will be joined by seven crew members currently stationed on the ISS. They'll likely gather to greet them in a reunion filled with big smiles and upside down hugs.
Crew-3 will arrive on the ISS in the next few weeks. Crew-2, the SpaceX mission currently on the ISS, will then return to Earth. Their return date has yet to be announced.
