Crew-9 mission of SpaceX postponed..!? Why?

Sowmiya Sriram
Crew-9 mission of SpaceX postponed..!? Why?

It is known that American astronauts sunita williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck in the space station. On june 5, both of them left for the space station in the Starliner capsule of Boeing Company. sunita williams and Bul Wilmore had to remain in the space station due to the failure of the Starliner, while they were supposed to return to Earth eight days from then, on june 13. sunita williams and Butch Wilmore flew to the space station while the Star Liner capsule caused serious difficulties. Many technical problems surround it.
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore had to work hard to connect with the international Space Station. In this background, the Starliner Capulet returned from the space station alone. It took off from the international Space Station on the evening of september 6 and landed safely at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It is known that the American Space Research Organization (NASA) has confirmed that after carrying out many tests, the Starliner capsule is not suitable for bringing sunita williams and Butch Wilmore. In this order, it has been decided to send Crew 9 (Dragon Capsule) of SpaceX to the space station on september 26. It usually carries four astronauts. But Sunita and Wilmore are being sent in a Dragon capsule to bring them both. In this background, Dragon Capsule will return in february next year with Sunita and Wilmore. The Starliner capsule was evacuated at the space station to allow the Dragon to land.
However, nasa and SpaceX have decided to send the Crew-9 mission of SpaceX to the international Space Station on september 26. But the launch was postponed to september 28. It seems that this mission has been postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions due to tropical storm helen in the gulf of mexico and the west coast of Florida. It is noteworthy that Sunita and Wilmore's first space launch was Boeing's Starliner capsule. In this, the thrusters stalled causing irritation and a helium leak occurred. In this background, Sunita and Wilmore, who were supposed to leave on june 13 this year, got stuck there. Both of them are not expected to return to Earth until next february and there are concerns about their health. There is concern about Sunita's health in particular.
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