NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 launch moved back to Saturday under looming threat of Hurricane Helene
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- Sep 24, 2024
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The astronaut crew has arrived and the SpaceX Dragon was on the launch pad Tuesday, but ever-strengthening Tropical Storm Helene is not cooperating. NASA's Crew-9 target launch date has been moved back from Thursday afternoon to no earlier than 1:17 p.m. EDT Saturday.
Deep into hurricane season, the dangerous storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico is anticipated to make landfall Thursday night as powerful Hurricane Helene in or near Florida's Big Bend.
The storm should impact Brevard County starting Thursday with winds in the 40-50 mph range, whipping up to 60 mph on the barrier islands — just when Crew-9 was initially scheduled to launch.
Crew-9 is NASA's next astronaut rotation aboard the International Space Station, and the 10th overall flight of NASA astronauts by SpaceX — including Demo-2 and Crews 1-9. SpaceX flies NASA astronaut crews to the space station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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