Dragon Oxidizer Leak Threatens Planned Crew-13 Launch Date

Crew-13 group photo

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station display their mission plaque inside a training mockup of a space station module. From left: Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk and Sergey Teteryatnikov.
 

Credit: NASA/Morgan Gridley
NASA and SpaceX are re-evaluating the launch date for the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a four-person crew following an oxidizer leak in the Dragon capsule’s propulsion system. The crew-exchange mission was planned for no earlier than 6:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 12 from Cape...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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