SpaceX and NASA plan to launch Crew-9 mission to the ISS on August 18
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SpaceX and NASA have announced plans to launch the Crew-9 mission to the ISS no earlier than August 18. This will follow the FAA's authorization for the Falcon 9 rocket to return to space after a recent malfunction.
On Friday, SpaceX and NASA said they plan to launch the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than August 18, Reuters reported on Friday, UNN reported.
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The announcement came a day after the Federal Aviation Administration cleared SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to return to space after a rare mid-flight malfunction earlier this month that resulted in its landing.
The Falcon 9 was put on hold after one rocket broke apart in space and doomed its payload of Starlink satellites. This is the first rocket failure in more than seven years.
NASA and SpaceX will begin the ninth crew rotation to the ISS. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Nick Haig, Stephanie Wilson and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov will launch on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
