Published 16:48 IST, January 19th 2020

SpaceX delays crew dragon launch test to Sunday due to bad weather

Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed a critical test launch of its Crew Dragon astronaut taxi on Jan 18 due to bad weather at the mission's launch site, as per reports.

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Elon Musk's X postponed a critical test launch of its Crew Dragon astronaut taxi on January 18 due to b wear at mission's launch site. next attempt will be done on Sunday, according to company. California based aero company was scheduled to launch its unpiloted Crew Dragon craft on a used Falcon 9 rocket at 8am EST (1300 GMT) today from iconic Launch Complex 39A  at NASA's Kennedy Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

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Mission aborted due to b wear 

However, mission was aborted due to b wear at launch site, coupled with rough seas at Crew Dragon's recovery zone in Atlantic Ocean. As a part of mission, Elon Musk’s X will be intentionally destroying of its own rockets in its final test on Saturday. This will be X's last major hurdle before it can fly NASA astronauts from US soil. launch is scheduled to take off during a short 4-hour window.

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This final test will determine if X and ir astronaut capsule will qualify to be able to ferry humans to International Station. National Aeronautics and ministration (NASA) expects to be able to send humans into as early as mid-2020. US's attempts to revive flight has experienced many years of development and delays. Ever since NASA terminated its shuttle program in 2011, it has been using Russian craft in order to send its astronauts into and International Station.

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16:48 IST, January 19th 2020