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SpaceX's Crew-9 launch with four astronauts was supposed to lift off in mid-August for a half-year ISS mission.
SpaceX faces an indefinite delay in launching astronauts as different variants of the same rocket fly satellites and astronauts.
NASA 's commercial crew program aims to send astronauts to the ISS on both SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing 's Starliner .
SpaceX has asked the FAA to make a public safety determination, which would allow them to resume launches.
Starliner is in the middle of a test mission aiming to get certification for its first operational launch, currently set for 2025 .
The spacecraft made it to ISS , but thruster issues delayed the docking.
Having multiple U.S. spacecraft available to fly to ISS has been a goal since about 2010 .
Reid Wiseman served as NASA 's chief astronaut during the Soyuz abort in October 2018 .
Wiseman is now commanding a mission of his own, Artemis 2 , which aims to bring four humans around the moon no earlier than September 2025.
Artemis 2 was also delayed recently, in part due to long-standing issues with the Orion heat shield.
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