Nasa, SpaceX crew set to take off on routine flight to International Space Station

NASA, along with its private launch services provider X, is all set to send four astronauts to International Station on Monday, vember 26 (local time). As per NASA's latest tification, astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shann Walker, and astronaut Soichi guchi of Japan Aero Exploration ncy (JAXA) have arrived at Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Crew Dragon craft 'Resilience' is ready to take astronauts to at 7:27 pm (EST).

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mission which is set to take place on Monday was postponed due to onshore winds and unfavourable wear. "Due to onshore winds and recovery operations, @NASA and @X are targeting launch of Crew-1 mission with astronauts to @_Station at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, v. 15 (0027 GMT Monday)," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted.

NASA program had sought to launch a manned mission with vessels and equipment developed by private companies such as Elon Musk’s X founded in 2002. " history being made this time is we're launching what we call an operational flight to International Station," Bridenstine told reporters at a press conference ahead of launch. 

wear forecasts for launch was provided by US Air Force’s 45th Wear Squadron situated along East Coast of United States, which includes Cape Canaveral, Florida, a location where a majority of US-based launches take place. “High winds can prevent crews from hoisting a craft onto top of a rocket. Thunderstorms can stop all activities on launch pad,” Steven Siceloff, NASA wear curator said in a release. High winds near ground could result in postponing launch altoger as it might lead to control problems of rocket, according to X.

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(Im Credits: Twitter/NASA)