SpaceX Crew-10 NASA Launch Delayed — But Will Retry Launch Very Soon
The SpaceX Crew-10 NASA launch scheduled for March 12, 2025, has been scrubbed. However, it appears that because the issue that caused the delay was minor, the launch could be rescheduled for March 13.
45 minutes before liftoff, SpaceX called for a halt to the launch, citing a hydraulics problem with something called transporter-erector. Essentially, this is the large mechanism that moves the Falcon 9 rocket to the launchpad and holds it in place during liftoff.
"Kudos from the whole team," Crew-10 commander Anne McClain said, as reported by Space.com. "I know it was a lot of work to try to go, but like I said earlier, we'll be ready when the equipment is."
"This is a concern of basically just how the vehicle is held in place during release at liftoff," according to Mike Ravenscroft, launch vehicle office manager with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
So, at the moment, it appears there was no major danger to the astronauts, and the launch was delayed out of an abundance of caution. As made clear by both NASA and SpaceX there were no malfunctions with the Falcon 9 rocket or the Dragon capsule.
The capsule is called Endurance, and it appears, as of this writing, is tentatively scheduled to launch on March 13.
The SpaceX Crew-10 launch aims to relieve astronauts already living on the International Space Station.
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