NASA mission led by North Allegheny graduate scrubbed overnight

NASA From left, pilot Warren Hoburg, Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Commander Stephen Bowen and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A, late Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four-person crew is scheduled to liftoff early Monday on a trip to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (John Raoux/AP)

By WPXI.com News Staff

NASA and SpaceX scrubbed Monday’s planned launch of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station due to a “ground systems issue,” according to NASA. The problem involved the engine ignition system.

Dr. Warren “Woody” Hoburg, a graduate from North Allegheny, was expected to pilot the expedition.

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The countdown was stopped with just two minutes remaining until liftoff from Florida.

Unfavorable weather on Tuesday makes the next launch attempt Thursday, according to NASA.

Two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates were ready to launch.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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