A seasoned SpaceX rocket poised to make its 14 th flight terminated a launch effort on Thursday (Oct. 6) with less than one minute prior to liftoff.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated the automated abort was activated by a minor helium leakage on the rocket.
” Tiny helium leakage (simply hardly activated abort), however we take no dangers with consumer satellites,” Musk composed on Twitter(opens in brand-new tab) after the abort. “Standing down to examine.”
SpaceX reported both Galaxy satellites are great and ready for a brand-new launch shot.
” Rocket and payload remain in health– groups are pursuing tomorrow’s 69- minute launch window opening at 7: 06 p.m. ET,” the business composed(opens in brand-new tab) on Twitter.
The upcoming SpaceX objective will mark the business’s 3rd launch in 3 days. SpaceX introduced 4 astronauts to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday (Oct. 5) and followed that up hours later on with the launch of 52 satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on the very same day.
The Crew-5 astronaut launch, that included the very first Russian cosmonaut to fly on a Dragon pill, reached the station Thursday afternoon.
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