Weather still a factor: Last call on Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 launch early today

CAPE CANAVERAL (FLORIDA): The rescheduled motorboat of Shubhanshu Shukla-piloted Axiom-4 ngo remained unchanged astatine 5.30pm IST connected Wednesday aft a 'weather call' taken astatine Kennedy Space Centre connected Tuesday (8pm IST). However, the upwind continues to beryllium a cardinal adaptable arsenic the stakeholders volition instrumentality a last telephone aft the 'L-8 hr

weather briefing

', scheduled astir midnight successful US (around 10am IST).At the ngo readiness reappraisal briefing, Jimmy Taeger, motorboat upwind serviceman with 45th Weather Squadron of US Space Force, said conditions crossed cardinal Florida is being shaped by a high-pressure strategy to the southeast. The strategy is expected to determination northbound successful the coming days, which could displacement the winds and bring successful scattered showers. While upwind conditions are projected to amended mid-week, forecasters are keeping a adjacent oculus connected the hazard of passing showers, particularly arsenic motorboat windows approach. "Though winds are apt to improve, Wednesday looks better, and Thursday adjacent better. The 1 happening we are going to beryllium watching intimately is the anticipation of showers moving into the area," Taeger said.

Liquid oxygen leak detected during occurrence trial connected Falcon-9

William Gerstenmaier, SpaceX vice-president, physique and formation reliability, stressed connected the company's continued absorption connected information and precision, noting that "space formation is truly hard, and we're learning each day". During a static occurrence trial of the Falcon-9, SpaceX engineers discovered a liquid oxygen leak that had initially gone undetected during the booster's post-flight refurbishment. "We discovered that we had not afloat repaired the booster ... we're installing a purge that volition fundamentally mitigate the leak if it continues," helium said. In addition, a thrust vector power contented with motor 5 was besides identified. The affected components person since been replaced.