NASA is delaying a cargo flight to the International Space Station due to a lot of caution about the SpaceX dragon possibly breathing fire from the wrong place.
The space agency had hoped to launch the capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, but as the engine was being loaded into the Draco del Drac thrust system prematurely, “high readings were detected. mono-methyl hydrazine (MMH) steamer, “he said. a statement from NASA on Monday afternoon.
In other words, the sensors detected the slightest hint of a possible fuel leak and mission control shut it all down.
“Once the exact source of the high readings is identified and the cause is determined, the joint NASA and SpaceX teams will determine and announce a new target release date,” the agency said.
On Tuesday morning, control of the NASA mission in Houston could be heard telling ISS astronauts that the new launch date for the mission, called CRS-25, is not before June 28. .
When it finally reaches orbit, the spacecraft will carry scientific supplies, equipment, and experiments, including a study of immunity and aging, a test of a specific alternative in microgravity, and other research.