As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by Space.com.

Initially, the launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the Dragon capsule as part of the Crew-5 mission was scheduled for October 3, but due to Hurricane Ian approaching Florida, where NASA’s spaceport is located, it was decided. delay the launch for at least 24 hours.

“Mission teams will continue to monitor Ian’s impact on the Florida spaceport area and may reschedule the launch if necessary,” the US agency said. Said.

It was noted that Crew-5 will send American NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapa Mann and Josh Kassada, Japanese Koichi Wakata and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina to the International Space Station (ISS) for five months. This will be the first time a Russian cosmonaut has flown to the ISS in a private American spacecraft.

As Ukrinform reports, on Sunday morning, September 25, the Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched another set of 52 satellites into orbit to renew the orbital grouping of the Starlink global Internet coverage network.