Launch to ISS pushed to Thursday over weather: NASAWASHINGTON, United States, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - NASA on Monday delayed by one day the journey of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) over weather conditions. "Mission teams completed a weather review on Monday and elected to waive off a Wednesday, Feb. 11, launch opportunity due to forecast weather conditions along the flight path of the Dragon spacecraft," NASA said in a statement. "Weather will continue to be a watch item on Feb 12, and conditions are expected to improve on Friday, Feb. Those astronauts remain in quarantine in NASA's Florida Kennedy Space Center ahead of Thursday's launch opportunity. Continuously inhabited for the last quarter-century, the aging ISS is scheduled to be de-orbited and crashed into an isolated spot in the Pacific Ocean in 2030.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 09, 2026 15:53 UTC