Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew Mission Wiped Due to Stormy Weather

The space agency has said its next launch attempt will be on Aug. 1. 
Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew Mission Wiped Due to Stormy Weather
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour sits at Launch Complex 39A on the eve of the Crew-11 Mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 30, 2025. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Four astronauts bound for the International Space Station were forced to scrub their launch with just 67 seconds left before their scheduled take-off.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Plantonov of Roscosmos, and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), were set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour on July 31 to begin NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the space station.

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