SpaceX’s planned cargo flight to the International Space Station was canceled after a giant error in the Dragon capsule. SpaceX, which plans to take some vehicles to the ISS for NASA’s research, said that it discovered critical problems in the rocket engine.
SpaceX is experiencing leaking problems in the Dragon capsule
Flight CRS-25, the latest example of cooperation between NASA and SpaceX, has been cancelled. The Dragon capsule, which was planned to go to the ISS with the Falcon 9 rocket on June 10 under normal conditions, failed to pass the final checks. According to SpaceX’s statement, there were problems with hydrazine, which is used as a propellant and oxidizer.
In the statement from the company, hydrazine was detected in an isolated area of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft. This indicates that there may be an open in the Draco rocket engine system. However, the report stated that the propellant and oxidizer were successfully discharged from the isolated area.
The Draco engine used in the Dragon capsule makes it possible for the spacecraft to maneuver by entering orbit. Leaks in the isolated area may prevent the rocket from maneuvering and may even cause it to explode.
“The propellant and oxidizer have been evacuated to support future investigation and testing. Once the exact source and cause of the problems are determined, NASA and SpaceX teams will set and announce a new target launch date.”
SpaceX was to ship cargo for NASA’s EMIT program. This program forms part of the work to track climate change. The agency wants to study mineral dust from Earth’s arid regions and analyze the effects of dust carried in the atmosphere from deserts on Earth.
Also, although no new launch date has been set, engineers aboard the ISS are training to assist Dragon dock. These names include Jessica Watkins of NASA and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency.
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