Overview
- NASA and SpaceX postponed the Crew‑13 mission after routine prelaunch processing detected an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system.
- Joint engineering teams are reviewing telemetry and hardware data and performing additional tests to determine what repairs or rework are required before the vehicle can be cleared to fly.
- No revised launch date has been announced; agency officials say a new target will be set only after testing, any repairs, and formal human‑flight safety verification are complete.
- The four‑member crew — commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov — remain assigned to the mission and to join Expedition 75, with quarantine and prelaunch plans to be adjusted as needed.
- The delay underscores Dragon’s central role in U.S. crew transport and the strict human‑rating checks that require fixing propulsion integrity issues to protect in‑flight safety and abort capability.