Four astronauts were set to return Saturday but their return has been delayed due to weather conditions, NASA and SpaceX announced Friday.
NASA said Crew-1′s undocking and splash down was delayed due to weather conditions in the splash down zones.
NASA says the mission is now targeting a return to Earth no earlier than approximately 2:57 a.m. Sunday, eastern time.
The Crew Dragon vessel “Resilience” is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 8:35 p.m. Saturday to begin the trip home.
NASA Astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, are expected to splash down just off the Florida coast Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico.
🪂 @NASA and @SpaceX have decided to move Crew-1's undocking and splashdown following a review of the forecast weather conditions in the splashdown zones.
— NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) April 30, 2021
🐉 Teams will meet again today to review opportunities for the safe return of Crew-1: https://t.co/6TdDOITwA9 pic.twitter.com/VCFksdVv8y
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The crew lifted off from the Space Coast in November.
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