2 Colorado Astronauts On Hold To Head To International Space Station

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DENVER (CBS4) - Two Colorado astronauts will have to wait a few more days for their next mission. NASA's crew bound for the International Space Station will now launch no sooner than April 27.

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The team includes Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to spend six months on the International Space Station. She's part of NASA's CREW-4 mission, and Kjell Lindgren, who studied at the University of Colorado and also Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy.

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The two will be onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket heading into space.

The group might get delayed again depending on when the Axiom mission crew, the first all private mission to the ISS, returns to earth.