NASA Considers Axiom Launch Next Week Following Delay
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A in NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, before the launch of Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 11.
Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesNASA is considering a Thursday launch date for the fourth Axiom astronaut mission to the International Space Station after a repair review caused a delay.
NASA has looked into repair efforts for what it described as small leaks in a service module at the ISS. NASA, Texas-based startup Axiom Space, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are now reviewing launch opportunities as soon as June 19, according to a statement.