SpaceX postpones Crew-8 launch due to wind - Breaking The News

SpaceX postpones Crew-8 launch due to wind

3 March

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Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and X Corporation Chairman Elon Musk's SpaceX announced the delayed launch of its Crew-8.

"Standing down from tonight's launch of Crew-8 due to elevated winds in Dragon's ascent corridor. Now targeting Sunday, March 3 for liftoff," SpaceX wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Falcon 9 Block 5 is supposed to be launched in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to take four crew members from the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station (ISS).

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