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SpaceX’s next astronaut launch for NASA pushed back to Oct. 31 – Space.com

The new date will help managers better deal with traffic issues aboard the station.

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We’ll have to wait a bit longer for SpaceX’s first operational crewed mission to the International Space Station
to get off the ground. 
The target launch date for that flight, known as Crew-1
, has been pushed from Oct. 23 to early Halloween morning (Oct. 31), NASA officials announced Monday (Sept. 28). 
“The new target date will deconflict the Crew-1 launch and arrival from upcoming Soyuz launch and landing operations. This additional time is needed to ensure closure of all open work, bot…

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