Axiom-4 mission put off as SpaceX detects leak in Falcon-9 rocket

PTI Updated - June 11, 2025 at 07:06 AM.

The launch will be rescheduled once repairs are completed and range availability is confirmed.

A Falcon 9 rocket stands at the pad before its upcoming launch of the Axiom-4 crewed mission to the International Space Station at Launch Complex 39-A in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., June 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Steve Nesius

Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, has been put off for the time being as engineers sought more time to repair a leak in the SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket.

SpaceX announced that it was "standing down" from the Falcon-9 launch of the Axiom-4 mission to allow repairs of the liquid oxygen leak identified during the post-static booster inspections.

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"Standing down from tomorrow's Falcon 9 launch of Ax-4 to the @Space_Station to allow additional time for SpaceX teams to repair the LOx leak identified during post static fire booster inspections," SpaceX said in a post on X.

"Once complete – and pending Range availability – we will share a new launch date," SpaceX said.

Published on June 11, 2025 01:33

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