The propellant leak and ensuing investigation has resulted in a one-month delay to the CRS-25 cargo mission.
the findings of an investigation into the problematic vapor leak. Following additional inspections and testing of the Dragon spacecraft, the investigators managed to identify the source of the leak as being a faulty Draco thruster valve inlet joint, which controls the flow of propellant. The Dragon spacecraft has 16 Draco thrusters that maneuver it in orbit, and each thruster has two valve inlet joints used for fuel.
“Teams will now remove the specific hardware to replace it ahead of flight,” NASA wrote. “NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than July 11 for launch of the CRS-25 cargo resupply mission.”This marks the second delay for the cargo resupply mission, the first delay being announced on June 6. The first delay happened after ground teams detected elevated vapor readings of mono-methyl hydrazine while loading the propellant, forcing them to stand down from the launch attempt.
The CRS-25 mission is slated to be SpaceX’s 25th uncrewed resupply mission to the ISS, which is part of the ongoing partnership between NASA and the private space company to launch science payloads to the orbiting space lab. SpaceX is also working under a commercial crew contract to transport astronauts to the ISS,
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