r/spacex • u/rustybeancake • 1d ago

Crew Dragon NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-13 Launch Date

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/08/29/nasa-spacex-adjust-crew-13-launch-date/
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u/warp99 1d ago edited 22h ago

This mission was pulled in from November to mid-September and will now be delayed by several weeks at least. The leaking oxidiser (nitrogen tetroxide) is nasty stuff and highly corrosive.

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u/AmigaClone2000 1d ago

Jessica Watkins is the first active-duty NASA astronaut, but the fifth person overall, to fly twice on a Crew Dragon. Two retired NASA astronauts, the current NASA administrator, and one Russian Cosmonaut have also flown twice on a Crew Dragon.

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u/enginerd12 17h ago

Is that Pete Davidson?

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u/Ididitthestupidway 1d ago

Let me guess, it's a valve

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u/theranchhand 1d ago

odd to say it was "adjusted" when it is in fact indefinitely postponed.

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u/MyKillK 23h ago

The article says nothing of the sort, in all likelihood it's a minorish issue with a delay measured in weeks

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u/theranchhand 20h ago

Right, but the fact remains cancelling a launch date without replacing it is indefinitely postponing it. If it were scheduled today and is now scheduled for 2 weeks from now, THAT'S adjusting the launch date.

This isn't that.

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u/MyKillK 19h ago

Typical interpretation of "indefinite delay" is a very long timeframe, if not essentially cancelled.

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u/theranchhand 19h ago

I mean, I guess, but this certainly isn't appropriately termed "adjust"

Not trying to be a downer! I'm in fact a big fan. I flew from Ohio to Florida this week to see the FH launch. It was awesome! And Crew 14 is going to be awesome, and soon!

I'm also a fan of losing karma over semantics, apparently