A last-minute problem forces SpaceX to postpone its Polaris Dawn mission

Helium leak delays ship launch

SpaceX In the last hours he was forced to Falcon 9 launch temporarily postponed The Polaris Dawn mission. The reason, according to the company itself, is that a helium leak caused problems that need to be fixed. However, SpaceX is optimistic, and hopes that this will be the case. Ship relaunch Next Wednesday, August 28th.

problem to solve

This is common. And it is natural for it to happen (which does not make it any less dangerous), as there are countless elements in launching a spacecraft, The slightest mistake can cause a huge disaster.That’s why SpaceX has chosen to delay the Falcon 9 launch until Helium leak repair Which happened shortly before launch.

Through social networksSpaceX has detailed the nature of the problem, in addition to insisting it is a minor issue. It will only cause a slight delay. On the Polaris Dawn space mission. Therefore, according to Elon Musk’s company’s expectations, the ship will once again be ready to implement Departure next Wednesday, August 28that the latest.

In fact, if you want View the takeoff status in real timeYou can find it in this YouTube livestream of Falcon 9’s liftoff and virtual countdown.

Polaris Dawn, Expanding Targets into Space

Polaris Dawn Programin which SpaceX is publicly involved, has some more interesting goals ahead. Impact on the development of space technology To continue to move forward more than ever since the Apollo program. The Apollo missions were achieved. Taking humans to the moonwhich Polaris Dawn has yet to come close to, and whose plans are still in the works. Spacewalk 700 km from Earthin the heart of the Earth’s outer shell.

For her part, NASA also participated. Very ambitious planning in terms of progress on its projects for 2024. And, With the moon in mind againThe agency’s goal is to revisit the satellite, as well as collect data. Antarctic ice remnantsAnd many other investigations into the future that got off to a bad start at the beginning of the year.

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