Technical Issue Halts SpaceX Crew Launch Moments Before Liftoff

NASA
Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
CAPE CANAVERAL—SpaceX scrubbed a crewed flight for the first time after a technical problem, with liftoff of the NASA-backed Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station derailed by an issue with the Falcon 9’s engine ignition system. Launch of SpaceX’s ninth crewed flight—all but two of which...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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