SpaceX Announces New Date For Crew-3 Launch

European Space Agency, SpaceX announced over the weekend that the Crew-3 launch date into the orbit has been rescheduled to November 10 at 9:03 PM Eastern.

SpaceX announced that the delay was after the decision to return Crew-2 (itself delayed to November 8th) first and avoid "weather considerations" affecting launch as well as recovery. SpaceX noted there was an 80 percent chance of appropriate weather for the new date.

The take-off was initially set for Halloween but was pushed to November 3rd due to weather conditions. Crew-3 should dock with the International Space Station at roughly 7:10 PM Eastern on November 11th. NASA postponed the launch again, aiming for a late November 6th launch, after a crew member suffered a "minor medical issue."

Following Crew-2’s return to Earth, Falcon 9 will launch Dragon’s third long-duration crew mission to the @Space_Station as soon as Wednesday, November 10; weather forecast is 80% favorable for liftoff pic.twitter.com/xOFGVw3fOP

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 7, 2021