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SpaceX cancels Wednesday launch to bring Starliner astronauts home over hydraulics issues | NASA and SpaceX decided against launching Wednesday over a ground issue on the hydraulic system for clamp arms holding the Falcon 9 rocket in place on the launch pad


SpaceX called off its plans to launch four people into orbit Wednesday night off as part of a mission to bring back two onboard the Boeing Starliner.

SpaceX has called off its plans to launch four people into orbit Wednesday night as part of a mission to bring back two crewmembers onboard the infamous Boeing Starliner. Crew-9 members Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have spent 9 months in orbit, could have returned to Earth as early as Sunday, March 16 had the launch gone as planned. The Boeing Starliner is meant to one day become a second operational vehicle for NASA under the program, though its path toward certification remains fraught after its botched inaugural crewed flight test.

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