SpaceX launch of Crew 1 mission scheduled for November 14; read details

American aero manufacturer X is gearing up for ar historic astronaut launch scheduled for next month. Elon Musk’s private flight company is planning to send four astronauts to International Station for NASA on vember 14. news was anunced by NASA on October 26. mission is being called Crew-1 and will be first operational flight of X's Crew Dragon astronaut taxi. It will also be Crew Dragon’s second mission to carry passengers on board. Re on to find more details.

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X launch scheduled for vember 14

A report on NASA’s official website has stated that X Falcon 9 rocket launch will take place at NASA's Kennedy Center in Florida at 7:49 p.m. EST, which is 4:49 pm Pacific Time (PT) and 0049 GMT on vember 15. X Crew-1, which was originally slated for August 30, has faced numerous delays. NASA pushed mission to late September, n to October 23, followed by October 31 as date. Finally, it has been reslated for mid-vember. 

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Who are astronauts in X Crew 1 mission?

According to NASA, riding Dragon will be NASA astronauts Shann Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins, Japan Aero Exploration ncy’s astronaut Soichi guchi will also be onboard. All astronauts will spend about six months at orbiting laboratory before returning to Earth. enthusiasts might remember that first Crew Dragon passengers were NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who lifted off to ISS on May 30, 2020. Both astronauts h spent 62 days at International Station as part of  Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission.

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Why has X launch been delayed so many times?

A report by .com reveals that most recent delay of X rocket launch was intended to provide "ditional time for X to complete hardware testing and data reviews. company is evaluating off-minal behaviour of Falcon 9 first st engine gas generators observed during a recent n-NASA mission launch attempt. NASA also revealed that transportation company also aborted launch of a GPS satellite on October 2.

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X isn't only company working with NASA for launching astronauts. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner craft is also expected to launch its second uncrewed mission in January 2021. Starliner rocket launch h failed and craft did t reach International Station during its debut test flight last year.

Im Source: NASA (Official Twitter)