Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

US space agency NASA recently announced the delay of the Axiom Mission 4 (or Ax-4) again due to operational concerns. Initially scheduled to launch on June 22, NASA opted to delay the mission yet again. The mission’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and Dragon spacecraft, are still on their assigned launchpad, Launch Complex 39A, at Kennedy […]

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NASA, SpaceX postpone Crew-5 launch to ISS due to Hurricane Ian

NASA, SpaceX postpone Crew-5 launch to ISS due to Hurricane Ian

NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station to no earlier than 12.23 PM EDT (9.53 PM IST) on October 4. The American space agency and private space company are also maintaining a backup opportunity on Wednesday, October 5. The mission was initially scheduled to launch around […]

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Northrop taps rocket startup Firefly to replace Antares’ Russian engines

Northrop taps rocket startup Firefly to replace Antares’ Russian engines

Northrop Grumman is partnering with rocket startup Firefly Aerospace to build a new version of its workhorse Antares rocket without Russian-made engines that were cut off from the United States after the invasion of Ukraine, the company said on Monday. The new version of Antares, a rocket which NASA uses to ferry cargo to the […]

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