SpaceX and NASA have delayed the Crew-9 astronaut launch from Thursday (Sept. 26) to no earlier than Saturday (Sept. 28) due to a strengthening tropical storm.

The storm should impact Brevard County starting Thursday with winds in the 40-50 mph range, whipping up to 60 mph on the barrier islands

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has scrubbed the launch of their joint Crew 9 mission with SpaceX. The agency said the decision was made to avoid potential impacts from Tropical Storm Helene. The launch is now scheduled for no earlier than 1:17 p.m. on Saturday. It will launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station due to Tropical Storm Helene.

SpaceX will launch the Crew-9 for NASA with its Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 spacecraft, and this will also bring the Crew-8 personnel back to the planet. However, there is still another potential issue, as Tropical Cyclone 9 which NASA and Space Force's 45th weather squadron are closely monitoring.

NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of the Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station due to Tropical Storm Helene.

NASA announced a delay in its Crew-9 mission with SpaceX due to Tropical Storm Helene. The mission, now set for Sept. 28, will send three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the ISS. Originally scheduled for Aug.

Another storm system is taking aim at Florida, this time possibly the Panhandle with storm effects all along the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Helene, soon to be a hurricane, is sweeping up from the Caribbean Sea into extremely warm waters that are fuel for tropical cyclones.