Spacex delays the flight to replace the NASA astronauts after the Pad’s problem

Cape Canaveral, Fla. – Problem with the starting pad caused Spacex delay the flight to an international space station on Wednesday to replace NASA Two stuck astronauts.

The new crew must get to the international space station in advance Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams He can return home after nine months in orbit.

Fears of the critical hydraulic system arose less than four hours before the planned evening summary of the Falcon rocket from Kennedy Space Center from NASA. When the clocks counted, the engineers assessed the plumbers used to release one of the two arms tightening the rocket to its support structure. This structure must be tilted just before the lift.

Already attached to their capsule of four astronauts expected a final decision, which fell with less than an hour in counting. Spacex canceled for the day. Later, officials said that the premiere was excluded to at least Friday.

Once at the US space station, the Japanese and Russian crew will replace Wilmore and Williams who have been there since June. Two test pilots had to move to a space station for a longer stay after the new Starliner Boeing capsule encountered serious transit failures.

The debut flight of Starliner’s crew was to last only a week, but NASA ordered the capsule to return the empty and moved Wilmore and Williams to SpaceX for the return.

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