NASA Alarmed by SpaceX Spacecraft Seemingly Leaking Fuel

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SpaceX's imminent cargo launch has been delayed because its Dragon spacecraft may be leaking fuel., NASA said that it discovered "elevated vapor readings of mono-methyl hydrazine " — a volatile fuel used by SpaceX's Dragon to adjust its orbit and attitude — in "an isolated region of the Draco thruster propulsion system."

That means the cargo launch, previously scheduled for June 12, will be put on hold while they figure out the source of the potential leak. Houston told the crew aboard the ISS, who were waiting to receive supplies from the reusable Cargo Dragon spacecraft, that it will launch "no earlier than June 28,"While this is definitely not great news for the astronauts on the ISS, they won't have to ration supplies any time soon given thatNASA mission control told the International Space Station crew today that SpaceX's next cargo mission won’t launch before June 28, following a delay from this week to probe a possible...

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