SPACE reports that SpaceX and NASA “will launch Crew-5, their next crewed mission to the International Space Station, no earlier than Sept. 29, according to a NASA statement released on Thursday.” The delay “will see the mission slip behind the next launch of astronauts on a Russian Soyuz vehicle.” NASA officials wrote, “A launch at the end of September will allow SpaceX to complete hardware processing and mission teams will continue to review the launch date based on the space station’s visiting spacecraft schedule.”
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Blue Origin Launch Delayed Due to Weather
SPACE reports that Blue Origin’s third crewed launch has been delayed due to weather. Windy conditions at Launch Site One in Van Horn, Texas, have “push[ed] off liftoff of ‘Good Morning America’ (GMA) anchor Michael Strahan and five other individuals” to Saturday.
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Blue Origin Prepares for Fourth Crewed New Shepard Flight
CBS News reports that Blue Origin “is gearing up to launch its fourth crewed New Shepard flight this week – a 10-minute rocket-powered thrill ride to the edge of space and back carrying five wealthy space tourists and the spacecraft’s chief designer.” Liftoff is targeted for “9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, two days later than planned because of expected high winds.”
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James Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed Until Christmas Eve
CNN reports that the James Webb Space Telescope is “now expected to launch on December 24 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.” Teams are working on “a communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle system.”
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