New attempt to launch Crew Dragon with Russian cosmonaut on board to ISS set for March 2 - NASA

WASHINGTON. Feb 27 (Interfax) - The launch of a Crew Dragon spacecraft of the United States company SpaceX supposed to carry an international crew including Russian cosmonaut Andrei Fedyayev to the International Space Station (ISS), which was called off on Monday due to technical issues, has been rescheduled for March 2, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said on Monday.

"The next available launch attempt is at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday, March 2," NASA said.

The launch of SpaceX's manned reusable Crew Dragon spacecraft to the ISS was scrubbed two minutes before liftoff over a malfunction in the ignition system identified on the launch pad.

SpaceX Crew-6 includes NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyayev.

The spacecraft was to be launched using SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 1:45 a.m. EST.