SpaceX shifts rocket begin – ISS astronauts have to attend | EUROtoday

The Astronauts Wilmore and Williams have been situated on the worldwide area station for round 9 months. Eight days have been deliberate. Now the beginning of a SpaceX rocket that promotes its substitute has been postponed.

The area firm SpaceX has damaged off a rocket begin as a consequence of attainable technical issues. Less than 4 hours earlier than the deliberate begin of the “Falcon” rocket from the Kennedy Space Center of the NASA, considerations arose with regard to a crucial hydraulic system.

The firm initially didn’t announce a brand new appointment for the flight to the International Space Station (ISS), however identified that the following try may happen on Thursday night.

Unplanned for nearly 9 months on the ISS

The 4 astronauts have been already strapped to their capsule. The new crew of US, Japanese and Russian area vacationers ought to change the astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sununi Williams caught on the ISS.

The two astronauts had truly deliberate to solely spend round per week in area for the “Starliner” capsule of Boeing in the beginning of June of final 12 months. However, they might now not return as a consequence of technical issues on the capsule – and their mission prolonged from eight days to round 9 months.

In addition, the US astronaut Nick Hague and the Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov must be changed and return to earth. Hague and Gorbunov have been on board the ISS since September.

Space X and Boeing compete for NASA orders. Space X was based in 2002 by Elon Musk, who remains to be heading the area firm. At the identical time, he is a crucial guide for the brand new US President Donald Trump.