SpaceX, NASA postpone launch carrying UAE astronaut AlNeyadi

DUBAI: SpaceX has postponed the launch of a four-member crew of astronauts including Emirati Sultan AlNeyadi, who would have embarked on the longest Arab space mission in history.

“Standing down from tonight’s launch of Crew-6 due to a TEA-TEB ground system issue. Both Crew-6 and the vehicles are healthy and propellant offload has begun ahead of the crew disembarking Dragon,” SpaceX tweeted.