--- title: SpaceX to Launch on Monday Despite Space-Station Glitch description: A problem in a backup electronics box for a robotic arm may have delayed the launch, but NASA mission managers said the crew is in no danger canonical: https://time.com/60498/spacex-launch-delay-space-station/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-12T19:14:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T07:16:49.288Z article:section: Science og:title: SpaceX to Launch on Monday Despite Space-Station Glitch og:description: A problem in a backup electronics box for a robotic arm may have delayed the launch, but NASA mission managers said the crew is in no danger og:url: https://time.com/60498/spacex-launch-delay-space-station/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b1bc043b4c715e7/69868a69adae443510542858/ap120531154496.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: Private Space og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: SpaceX to Launch on Monday Despite Space-Station Glitch twitter:description: A problem in a backup electronics box for a robotic arm may have delayed the launch, but NASA mission managers said the crew is in no danger twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b1bc043b4c715e7/69868a69adae443510542858/ap120531154496.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # SpaceX to Launch on Monday Despite Space-Station Glitch > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Apr 12, 2014 7:14 PM UTC  This image provided by NASA shows the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft just prior to being released by the International Space Station's robotic arm on May 31, 2012 This image provided by NASA shows the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft just prior to being released by the International Space Station's robotic arm on May 31, 2012 NASA—AP by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Apr 12, 2014 7:14 PM UTC **Updated: April 13, 2014, 2:40 p.m. E.T.** NASA will launch SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday as planned despite a failure in a backup electronics box for the station’s robotic arm. NASA mission managers said on Saturday the crew on board the ISS is in no danger, but a problem in a backup computer component could have forced a postponement, NBC reports. NASA announced on Sunday, however, it would proceed with the launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., late on Monday afternoon. The SpaceX Dragon capsule, which is slated to carry 4,600 lb. (2,086 kg) of supplies to the International Space Station, is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The proper functioning of the robotic-arm system is required to attach the Dragon to the International Space Station. While the primary system is working as expected, a backup box stopped responding to commands on Friday. The primary operations on the arm continue to run flawlessly and do not impact station operations, NASA said on Sunday. \[[NBC](http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/space-station-glitch-could-delay-spacex-cargo-ships-launch-n78831)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/60498/spacex-launch-delay-space-station/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/60498/spacex-launch-delay-space-station/"},"headline":"SpaceX to Launch on Monday Despite Space-Station Glitch","datePublished":"2014-04-12T19:14:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:16:49.288Z","description":"A problem in a backup electronics box for the International Space Station’s robotic arm might have forced a delay of the launch of SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship, but NASA mission managers said the crew on board the ISS is in no danger","url":"https://time.com/60498/spacex-launch-delay-space-station/","keywords":["NASA","Space Exploration","SpaceX"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b1bc043b4c715e7/69868a69adae443510542858/ap120531154496.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b1bc043b4c715e7/69868a69adae443510542858/ap120531154496.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Private Space","caption":"Private Space","creditText":"NASA—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nasa/","name":"NASA"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/60498/spacex-launch-delay-space-station/","name":"SpaceX to Launch on Monday Despite Space-Station Glitch"}}]}] ```