: NASA shifts Crew-5 launch to ISS due to hurricane Ian #IndiaNEWS #News Los Angeles: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than October 5 for

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NASA shifts Crew-5 launch to ISS due to hurricane Ian #IndiaNEWS #News
Los Angeles: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than October 5 for the launch of the agencys Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) due to Hurricane Ian, the agency said.
Mission teams continue to monitor the impacts of Hurricane Ian on the Space Coast and NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida and could adjust the launch date again, NASA was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
The Dragon Endurance spacecraft is currently mated to the Falcon 9 rocket and safely secured inside SpaceXs hangar at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
After the storm progresses, teams from NASA and SpaceX will evaluate the potential impacts to the center and determine whether to adjust the mission timeline further, said NASA.
The Crew-5 flight will carry NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina to the ISS.

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