SpaceX has further delayed its first commercial spacewalk due to bad weather.
The rocket launch company said "unfavorable weather" was forecasted off the coast of Florida, where its Dragon spacecraft would splash down.
As a result, it is standing down from the planned launch of the Polaris Dawn mission on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
It had previously pushed back the historic mission from Monday after workers discovered a helium leak from equipment designed to detach from the rocket during takeoff.
"SpaceX teams will continue to monitor weather for favorable launch and return conditions," it said.
Due to unfavorable weather forecasted in Dragon’s splashdown areas off the coast of Florida, we are now standing down from tonight and tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch opportunities of Polaris Dawn. Teams will continue to monitor weather for favorable launch and return conditions
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 28, 2024