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NASA's SpaceX first crewed mission delayed until Sunday due to strong winds

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NASA has delayed the launch of the first SpaceX crewed mission to the International Space Station because of bad weather. The crew, consisting of one Japanese and three US astronauts, was scheduled for lift-off on Saturday but it was postponed to Sunday due to winds which could interfere with the safety of operations.

The launch was moved to just after midnight on Monday morning UK time "due to onshore winds and first stage booster recovery readiness".

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the news on Twitter, saying the mission is now due to start at 7:27pm EST on Sunday, November 15.

For NASA, it will mark the beginning of using private firms as a "taxi service" to fly its crew to and from the space station. "The history being

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