CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A launch pad problem has forced a flight delay to replace NASA's two stuck astronauts.
The SpaceX Crew-10 crew, which includes Colorado astronaut Nichole Ayers, needs to get to the International Space Station before Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams can head home after nine months in orbit.
Concerns over a critical hydraulic system arose less than four hours before the Falcon rocket’s planned evening liftoff from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.
Standing down from tonight's launch opportunity of @NASA's Crew-10 mission to the @Space_Station
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 12, 2025
The decision to cancel finally came down with less than an hour remaining in the countdown. The next launch attempt could come as early as Thursday.
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NASA+ live streaming coverage of the delayed SpaceX Crew-10 launch:
We spoke with Ayers about the mission, and what it means for the future of deep space exploration. Read that story here.
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