Elon Musk’s famous space exploration company SpaceX has postponed the decision to send a crew of 2 astronauts to the International Space Station just in time.
NASA has announced the postponement of the departure of the “CREW-6” mission to the International Space Station, saying that a new date will be set for the mission.
The announcement comes as Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Niyadi joins a Russian and 2 other astronauts on a flight as part of a 6-month long-duration mission.
According to the report, the team will be launched from Cape Canaveral at the Kennedy Space Center on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft carried by the Falcon 9 rocket as part of NASA’s 69th mission. was
The mission crew completed final preparations for launch day while the Falcon 9 rocket and SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft were placed on the launch pad, the report said.
A message on Twitter from NASA said that the mission has been postponed due to a malfunction in the ground system, a new departure date will be announced soon.
Last minute videos
In videos that have gone viral on social media, al-Niyadi is shown saying goodbye to his children in the final moments before the mission’s launch, with touching scenes with his own children as they ride in a car. And were saying goodbye to their children.
In press statements to local media hours before the scheduled launch, al-Niyadi said the team had conducted some exercises at the end of the last day to increase psychological preparedness.
It should be noted that the CREW-6 mission is the first long-duration mission for Arab astronauts, covering 6 months, launched by the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center as part of the UAE’s astronaut program. was launched to the International Space Station.
The team includes NASA mission commander Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander Warren Hoberg and mission specialist Andrey Fedayev. Cosmonauts Nikolai Shepp, Oleg Kononenko and Laurel O’Hara will also join the team later, during the mission, the Emirati astronauts will be involved in experiments and cutting-edge research to reach important scientific conclusions about outer space.