BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX are standing down from the Axiom 4 launch that was planned this weekend from Florida’s Space Coast.
A new launch date will be shared once available, according to SpaceX.
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Axiom Space’s fourth private mission to the International Space Station — set to use a Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A within NASA’s Kennedy Space Center — was delayed last week so repairs could be made for a liquid oxygen leak that was found during booster inspections, according to SpaceX.
Not only that, but NASA said Thursday that it also wanted to monitor the cabin pressure on the Russian side of the space station before accepting more visitors, the Associated Press reported.
U.S. Astronaut Peggy Whitson will command the mission, joined by pilot Shubhanshu Shukla of India and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.
Once at the space station, the crew will work on 60 scientific studies and activities, including research on cancer treatments, gut microbiology, and bone health, according to SpaceX.
To learn more about the mission, head to the Axiom Space website.
Whenever the launch happens, News 6 and ClickOrlando.com will stream it live.