SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak

SpaceX's next astronaut mission to the International Space Station won't launch on Sept. That flight, known as Crew-13, has been delayed due to an oxidizer leak in the propulsion system of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, NASA announced on Saturday (Aug. "Joint NASA and SpaceX teams are performing additional tests and data review and will complete any necessary rework before launch," NASA officials wrote in an update on Saturday.

"A new target date will be announced once available." Crew-13 will launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. As its name suggests, it will be the 13th operational astronaut mission SpaceX flies to the International… SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft.