- Third space mission to ISS postponed
- The manned mission is postponed once again
- They report “a minor medical problem”
ISS space mission postponed. The third manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) between NASA and the private firm SpaceX was postponed again, this time due to “a minor medical problem” of one of the crew members, according to the agency. of Efe news this Monday, November 1.
The mission, which was scheduled to take off from Cape Canaveral (in the state of Florida, USA) in the early hours of Wednesday, November 3, is considering the next launch possibility on Saturday, November 6 at 11:36 p.m. , local time (03:36 GMT on Sunday), the US aerospace agency reported on Monday.
Why was the space mission to the ISS postponed?
According to NASA, the medical problem of one of the crew of the mission, which has not been identified, is not related to COVID-19 or an emergency. The postponement of the mission is part of its “health stabilization plan”, as reported through the aforementioned statement.
Raja Chari, mission commander; Pilot Tom Marshburn and specialist Kayla Barron, all three from NASA, as well as German specialist Matthias Maurer, from the European Space Agency (ESA), the four members of the Crew-3 mission, are kept in quarantine at the facilities. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Filed Under: ISS space mission postponed.
They assure that spaceship and rocket “are in good shape”
The Dragon spacecraft and the reusable Falcon 9 rocket, both made by SpaceX, “are in good shape,” NASA said. On board the Endurance, a brand new Dragon capsule, are also about 200 kilos of cargo, consisting of supplies for the ISS and material for on-board research.
This new postponement comes after the US agency on Saturday postponed the scheduled takeoff for the following day of the Dragon Endurance capsule, mounted on the cusp of a Falcon 9, to Wednesday of this week due to adverse weather conditions. Filed Under: ISS space mission postponed.
ISS space mission that would benefit earthlings postponed
The Crew-3 mission is a six-month-long science mission and the research carried out by its protagonists “will benefit Earthlings and lay the foundations for future exploration of the Moon and Mars that will begin with the Artemis missions,” NASA said. through a statement.
The previous manned mission to the ISS, Crew-2, began on April 23, 2021 and was the first in 20 years with a team made up of astronauts from three space agencies: Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur (NASA); Akihiko Hoshide, from the Japan Space Agency (JAXA), and Thomas Pesquet, from the European Space Agency (ESA). Filed Under: ISS space mission postponed.
They still don’t know when they will return to Earth
NASA reported that they are studying possible dates for the return to Earth of the members of the Crew-2 mission. The first of these missions, Crew-1, arrived on the ISS last November, but earlier, in May 2020, the historic Demo-2 mission was launched, a test flight that carried Americans Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley. to the space station.
The company SpaceX is going to carry out at least six missions to the International Space Station ISS based on a 2.6 billion dollar contract signed with NASA in 2014, so much action is expected in the coming years in terms of space race. Filed Under: ISS space mission postponed.
They had already postponed the space mission to the ISS twice
The third manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in SpaceX spacecraft was initially scheduled to begin on Sunday, October 31 at dawn from Cape Canaveral (east coast of Florida), but had already been postponed until November 3 by the adverse weather conditions.
The liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket with the Endurance spacecraft at the tip, with a combined length of 65 meters, was rescheduled on that occasion for 1:10 am on Wednesday, November 3 (5:10 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in NASA at Cape Canaveral, in the state of Florida. Filed Under: ISS space mission postponed.
Who will travel on the ship?
On board the spacecraft will travel Raja Chari, mission commander, pilot Tom Marshburn and specialist Kayla Barron, all three from NASA, as well as German specialist Matthias Maurer, from the European Space Agency (ESA). If all goes as planned, the Endurance will have docked at the ISS almost 24 hours after launch.
On board Endurance, a brand new Dragon capsule, there are also about 200 kilos of cargo, consisting of supplies for the ISS and material for on-board research. The Crew-3 mission is a six-month-long science mission and the research carried out by its protagonists “will benefit Earthlings and lay the foundations for future exploration of the Moon and Mars that will begin with the Artemis missions,” NASA said. it’s a statement. Filed Under: ISS space mission postponed.
What is the space mission to the ISS for?
The projects they will carry out will help “prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit”, but will also carry out maintenance work on the ISS, especially related to the improvement of the energy supply system. According to NASA, they will also spend time in the microgravity laboratory and deal with receiving cargo destined for the ISS and participants in two private space missions.
Since October 26, the four astronauts of the mission have been in Cape Canaveral for tests and preparations for the trip. The previous manned mission to the ISS, Crew-2, began on April 23, 2021 and was the first in 20 years with a team made up of astronauts from three space agencies: Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur (NASA); Akihiko Hoshide, from the Japan Space Agency (JAXA), and Thomas Pesquet, from the European Space Agency (ESA). Filed Under: ISS space mission postponed.
Before they released the Crew-1 and Demo-2
The first of these missions, Crew-1, arrived on the ISS last November, but earlier, in May 2020, the historic Demo-2 mission was launched, a test flight that carried Americans Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley. to the space station. Demo-2 marked the resumption of manned space travel from the United States to the ISS since the 2011 closure of NASA’s shuttle program.
SpaceX is going to conduct at least six missions to the ISS under a $ 2.6 billion contract signed with NASA in 2014. The ISS, which orbits Earth at a distance of 400 kilometers and a speed of more than 27,000 kilometers per hour, rotates international astronauts who conduct studies and contribute to medical and other research for Earth and future missions to the Moon and Mars. Filed Under: ISS space mission postponed.
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