SpaceX has delayed the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission, originally scheduled for Tuesday, to Wednesday due to a detected helium leak. The mission, which will see a private crew conduct a spacewalk, is now set to launch at 3:38 a.m. ET from Florida.
NASA’s first crewed launch to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed yet again, this time due to a technical glitch involving a helium leak in the rocket’s service module. The launch, initially scheduled for Tuesday, has now been rescheduled for May 25th. This delay comes on the heels of a last-minute postponement of a Starliner launch earlier this month due to another technical snag.
