SpaceX delayed a supply run Friday to the International Space Station, back to full power and accepting deliveries after quick repairs. A Falcon rocket was poised to blast off before dawn Friday, with a Dragon cargo capsule. The delivery is already running a few days late because of a space station power shortage that stalled deliveries until a failed electrical box could be replaced. The new booster was originally supposed to return to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for eventual recycling, but SpaceX is still cleaning up from the April 20 accident that destroyed a crew Dragon capsule. SpaceX said before Saturday's launch attempt, it will patch a helium leak at the launch pad that also occurred late in the countdown.

Source: dna May 03, 2019 07:41 UTC