SpaceX has delayed the flight of the Ax-3 mission carrying a Turkish cosmonaut by one day
The launch of SpaceX 's Falcon 9 rocket, which was supposed to carry the Axiom-3 mission to the International Space Station, has been delayed for a day.
SpaceX has canceled the launch of the Ax-3 mission. This is stated in the company's message on X social network.
The launch of the Axiom -3 mission, which will send the first Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravci to the ISS, has been postponed to January 18.
"We aim to launch the Ax-3 mission on Thursday, January 18," the statement said.
The extra time will allow experts to complete final preflight checks and analyze data about the spacecraft.
Axiom -3 flying behind the crew The flight of the Falcon rocket was planned to take place on the night of January 17-18 , at 01:11 Turkish time.
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