NASA delays Crew-12 launch
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Four astronauts are ready to head to the International Space Station, after their launch has been delayed by weather conditions below their flight path.
The quartet's arrival will take the ISS back up to its normal complement of seven crewmembers. The station has been staffed by just three astronauts — one American and two Russians — since Jan. 15, when SpaceX's Crew-11 mission departed for Earth.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared that NASA would account for only 5% of the commercial space flight company's 2026 revenue, touting the Starlink satellite internet service as a major income stream instead.
SpaceX has delayed its Mars mission, shifting focus to a lunar landing in partnership with NASA. Initially targeting 2026 for Mars, the company now prioritizes an uncrewed lunar mission set for March 2027.
The small rocket and capsule have been flying since April 2015 and have combined to make 38 launches, all but one of which were successful, and 36 landings. In its existence, the New Shepard program flew 98 people to space,