The SpaceX Crew-7 launch has been cancelled

The Crew-7 launch scheduled for early Friday morning has been cancelled.

NASA says everything is going well, but they want more time to make sure it’s safe. Specifically, the team wants to conduct further analyzes of the environmental control and life support system in the Dragon capsule.

This system provides clean air and water for the crew inside the spacecraft.

The next launch opportunity is on Saturday at 3:27 AM

At Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, the Dragon Crew’s “Endurance” capsule sat atop its powerful Falcon 9 rocket, ready for liftoff with the promise of reshaping the future of space travel.

The NASA SpaceX Crew-7 mission includes four astronauts from four different space agencies, a first for the commercial crew program. The mission is being led by Yasmine Mokbeli of NASA, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency will serve as pilot, and mission specialists from their respective agencies are Russia’s Konstantin Borisov and Satoshi Furukawa of Japan.

“Even astronauts can’t know the tens of thousands of people who dedicate their lives to their safety. So everything is checked twice, three times, four times,” said Nicole Jordan of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

And heading to the International Space Station with them are more than 80 new scientific research that the crew will work on, in addition to hundreds of other research already on board the space laboratory.

There will be a special focus on the effect of zero gravity on the human body. It is part of a broader study of deep space exploration.

“As we think about risks like radiation and isolation, microgravity is one of the big ones. So the International Space Station, or Low Earth Orbit, is a great counterpart for us to understand what we need to do,” said Christine Fabe of NASA’s Human Research Program. to prepare for it.”

The successful launch rehearsal was completed on Tuesday morning. The new launch control center was certified this week at the SpaceX HangerX complex and will be used for the first time on the Crew-7 mission. The new center will allow all of SpaceX’s and NASA’s commercial launch managers to be closer to each other than they were at the previous facility at NASA LCC. They will all be in the same room now.

“In the new HangerX LLCC, we’re really able to sit with everyone in the same room. The Engineering Control Room, also known as the Engineering Mansion, is what SpaceX refers to as its name. But, said Jarrell Lawrence, mission manager for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. They have a cohesive team.”

The team had hoped the next steps would go smoothly before taking off before dawn on Friday.

“It feels so comforting for everyone to talk to each other if we have to work on any issues or consider anything in particular when it comes to crew safety,” explained Jarrell Lawrence, mission manager for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Where to watch the Crew-7 launch online

For those who are eager to witness the historic NASA SpaceX Crew-7 mission and stay up to date with the latest developments, you can catch up on the live coverage at WESH.com. We’ll provide a front row seat to this groundbreaking event, with real-time live streaming and comprehensive coverage of takeoffs, crew activities, and mission updates.