NASA delays Oct. 31 launch of SpaceX to carry U.S., Japan astronauts

NASA said Saturday that it will delay the Oct. 31 liftoff of a spacecraft developed by U.S. company SpaceX, which will carry Japan's Soichi Noguchi and three other astronauts, citing the need for additional checkups on the rocket.The launch of the so-called SpaceX Crew-1 mission is "now targeted for no sooner than early-to-mid November," the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said in a news release.NASA said it is currently evaluating a malfunction in the first stage engine gas generators of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket that was observed during a recent non-NASA mission launch attemp…READ FULL ARTICLE