Tropical Storm Helene delays SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronaut launch to Sept. 28
NASA Space Technology The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Crew-9 astronaut mission stand on the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX posted this photo on X on Sept. 24, 2024.(Image credit: SpaceX)SpaceX's next astronaut mission has been delayed by a powerful storm.The company had been planning to launch the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 26).However, that target date has slipped by at least two days, thanks to a maelstrom named Helene. Helene is a tropical storm at the moment, but it's expected to slam into Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane. Thus, NASA and SpaceX now aim to launch Crew-9 on Saturday (Sept. 28)...
