SpaceX Dragon aborts docking to space station

NASA says GPS issue might be to blame

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The scheduled docking of SpaceX's Dragon capsule to the International Space Station was aborted early Wednesday because of a technical issue.

NASA's mission control made the announcement around 3:30 a.m., saying the problem might be related to a GPS issue with the capsule.

Officials said the Dragon capsule, carrying supplies, was about 7/10ths of a mile below the space station when it aborted the docking.

NASA said neither the station nor its six-person crew was in any danger.

Officials said the Dragon will try to dock with the space station on Thursday.

Hours earlier, Russia successfully launched a cargo ship from Kazakhstan, its first since a failed launch in December. The Russian supplies should arrive Friday.

SpaceX launched the Dragon Sunday on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's historic moon pad at Cape Canaveral.

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