The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station for NASA pose for a photo on the gantry to their Crew Dragon Endurance during a launch rehearsal. They are (from left): ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron. (Image credit: SpaceX)
Space.com: SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut launch for NASA delayed by 'minor medical issue'
Crew-3 will now launch no earlier than Saturday (Nov. 6).
SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA has been delayed until at least Saturday (Nov. 6) by a "minor medical issue" affecting a crewmember, agency officials said.
The mission, known as Crew-3, had been scheduled to lift off early Wednesday morning (Nov. 3) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
The earliest it could now launch is 11:36 p.m. EDT on Saturday evening (Nov. 6; 0336 GMT on Nov. 7).
"The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19," NASA officials said in an update today (Nov. 1).
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Update #1: SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to space station delayed by "minor medical issue" (CBS)
Update #2: Nasa delays SpaceX launch to ISS over ‘medical issue’ with astronaut (The Guardian)
CSN Editor: NASA and SpaceX are not elaborating on the nature of the problem or say which astronaut was involved.
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