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(50,210 posts) Wed Mar 12, 2025, 11:15 PM Mar 12

NASA, SpaceX scrub mission to pick up International Space Station astronauts [View all]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: UPI/Yahoo

March 12 (UPI) -- NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday night scrubbed the Falcon 9 launch of a flight intended to retrieve from the International Space Station astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have spent nine months in orbit because of technical concerns about their Boeing capsule.

About a half hour before the scheduled 7:48 p.m. EDT launch from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, the mission was called off because of a hydraulic system issue with a ground support clamp arm, NASA said.

A new launch date and time wasn't given.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/starliner-astronauts-suni-ailliams-butch-141250493.html

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NASA, SpaceX scrub mission to pick up International Space Station astronauts [View all] question everything Mar 12 OP

Dammit. I can't hate this news more than those two stranded crew. Frasier Balzov Mar 12 #1

See several of my posts below... Mustellus Mar 13 #17

Duplicate. Earlier thread: highplainsdem Mar 12 #2

No, this was first. Unless you measure the time in seconds. Why is it so important to you? question everything Mar 13 #4

The URL for your thread ends in 41. Mine ends in 40, so it was earlier. highplainsdem Mar 13 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem Mar 13 #12

No dupes is a rule particular to LBN, I'm sure HPD is only mentioning it because it's this forum AZJonnie Mar 13 #10

Thanks! It's important here to preview an OP before posting it, too, since fairly often someone else might highplainsdem Mar 13 #13

It time to stop sending people up there when neither system is reliable Historic NY Mar 13 #3

All I hope is for the safe return of the astronauts who have been there too long question everything Mar 13 #5

six months... Mustellus Mar 13 #15

Robotic probes wryter2000 Mar 13 #7

This was political, not mechanical angrychair Mar 13 #8

Totally believable. Would also not be surprised if the Russians now go up and 'rescue' them AZJonnie Mar 13 #11

Mars? We can't reliably get to low Earth orbit exboyfil Mar 13 #9

The launch window for a space station rendezvous orbit is... Mustellus Mar 13 #16

As a Professor of Astronautical Engineering .... Mustellus Mar 13 #14

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Mar 13 #18