Thu Mar 13 03:59:15 UTC 2025: ## SpaceX Delays Crew-10 Launch to ISS Due to Hydraulic Issue

**Cape Canaveral, FL –** SpaceX has postponed the launch of its Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), originally scheduled for Thursday, March 13th. The launch, which would have replaced stranded NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, was scrubbed less than an hour before liftoff due to a hydraulic system problem with a ground support clamp arm on the Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

The four-person crew – NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov – safely disembarked the Dragon spacecraft following the delay. Both the crew and the rocket are reported to be safe.

SpaceX and NASA initially targeted a launch on Thursday evening at 7:03 pm EDT, but this attempt was also cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions including high winds and precipitation predicted along the Dragon’s flight path. A new launch opportunity is now being targeted for no earlier than Friday, March 14th, at 7:03 pm EDT.

The Crew-10 mission was designed for a quicker turnaround than previous missions to minimize the use of resources aboard the ISS. Williams and Wilmore were originally scheduled to return to Earth by March 19th. The delay caused by the hydraulic issue will push back their return date.

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