Falcon 9 Engine Issue Delays SpaceX’s 1st ISS Crew Ferry Flight

Credit: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—A SpaceX investigation into an issue with a Falcon 9 main engine, which has temporarily grounded a U.S. Space Force GPS III satellite, is affecting a second mission, with launch of a four-person crew to the International Space Station (ISS) crew delayed from Oct. 31 to early- to mid...
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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