DUE TO inclement weather conditions, Elon Musk's space transportation company had to delay their launch to the International Space Station. <\/p>\n
The SpaceX Crew-3 launch was originally scheduled for Halloween morning. <\/p>\n
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The original SpaceX Crew-3 launch date was October 31, 2021, but because of current weather conditions, the team had to push the date of the launch. <\/p>\n
On November 3, 2021, at 1.10am ET, Crew-3 is set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. <\/p>\n
Around 11pm the same day, they should arrive in space at the International Space Station. <\/p>\n
The delay comes following reports of a storm set to travel across the Ohio Valley to the Northeast this weekend, resulting in elevated winds and waves in the Atlantic Ocean. This directly interferes with the flight path. <\/p>\n
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According to SpaceX, good weather is required up the Eastern Seaboard and across the North Atlantic for crew launches. <\/p>\n
If something should go wrong, the crew might need to make an emergency splashdown. <\/p>\n
SpaceX Crew-3 consists of NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer. <\/p>\n
The astronauts will launch from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket. <\/p>\n
While in space, the crew is set for a long-duration science mission. They are scheduled to return to Earth in April of 2022. <\/p>\n
Currently, in space, SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Akihiko Hoshide, and Thomas Pesquet are set to return sometime in November. <\/p>\n
On Twitter, Pesquet wrote: <\/p>\n
\"Mixed emotions Im sure but hey you get a few more days to soak in the sun , the wind on your face , showers , and normal food . Were waiting for you up here: the skies are always clear in orbit!\"<\/p>\n
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Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer, space transportation services, and communications corporation. <\/p>\n
Located in Hawthorne, California, SpaceX strives to reduce space-traveling costs to one day enable the colonization of Mars. <\/p>\n
In 2001, Musk announced a project known as Mars Oasis, in which he hoped to grow plants on Mars. <\/p>\n
Following a trip to Russia to buy cheap rockets for the project, Musk left empty-handed. <\/p>\n
It was then he realized he could create his own company to build the affordable rockets he was looking for. <\/p>\n
His main goal for the company is reportedly to decrease the cost and improve the reliability of travel into space. <\/p>\n
SpaceX has earned several achievements throughout the years, including being the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station in 2012. <\/p>\n
The company is currently developing Starship, a reusable launch system for spaceflight. <\/p>\n
Starship is set to debut sometime in the early 2020s. <\/p>\n
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