SpaceX Rocket Mission Delayed Over Crew Member’s ‘Health Issue’

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule on launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Nov. 1.Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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By Peter Vercoe

November 2, 2021 at 5:21 AM UTC

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NASA has delayed the launch of an upcoming SpaceX mission to the International Space Station because of a “minor” medical issue affecting one of the crew.

The launch, first scheduled for Sunday but then delayed until Wednesday because of unsuitable weather, has now been shifted to Saturday at the earliest, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on its website.