NASA and SpaceX scrubbed Wednesday night's planned Crew-10 rocket launch to the International Space Station due to a hydraulic issue with one of the ground systems, officials said during the live broadcast.
There are backup opportunities available on Thursday and Friday nights, though NASA or SpaceX did not immediately confirm a new launch time.
With Wednesday's scrub due to hydraulic issues with a system on the ground, there are two backup opportunities on Thursday and Friday, March 12 and 13, 2025, officials said.
NASA and SpaceX will still have to review the issue before confirming when they want to proceed with another launch attempt. But at the earliest, Thursday and Friday evenings present launch opportunities.
Wednesday's instantaneous launch was set for 7:48 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The scrub was announced shortly after 7 p.m.
Officials noted in the broadcast that there was a hydraulic issue with a system on the ground. It was reported earlier on Wednesday to officials, who felt that they could look into and address the issue during the hours-long launch window.
There were no issues with the spacecraft itself, officials said during the live broadcast.
Crew-10 will conduct scientific research to prepare for deep space exploration and benefit life on Earth. They will test spacecraft materials, engage with students via ham radio, test a lunar navigation system, and study how space affects the body.
NASA said there are some 200 experiments happening at the same time aboard the International Space Station.
NASA's Crew 9 - astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov - are preparing for their eventual return to Earth.
However, the team of four has completed more than 900 hours of research aboard the ISS.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are perhaps the two most notable astronauts aboard the ISS due to the amount of time that they've been up there. Both Wilmore and Williams were part of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which flew to the ISS in June 2024.
Boeing's Starliner experienced a number of issues before and during launch to the ISS, including
As the Falcon 9's rocket booster returns to Earth, people near Kennedy Space Center may hear a couple "sonic booms," which sound similar to a crack of thunder.
Often mistaken for an explosion, a sonic boom is actually described as a "thunder-like noise" that people on the ground hear when a spacecraft, plane, or other aerospace vehicle flies faster than the speed of sound, also known as supersonic speed, according to NASA.