Bacteria has caused the SpaceX Falcon 9's travels to the International Space Station until at least March 30.
The germs which were discovered in the rocket's trunk could also create issues with equipment on the spacecraft Space Flight Now reported Thursday.
The rocket has six cargo pieces, two of which are attached to one of its compartments, and is something that has never been secured onto the rocket before Space Flight Now reported.
Machinists were worries the bacteria could lose gas leading to greater issues for the rocket.
Workers involved with the space mission are now expected to correct the issues with the Falcon 9, and also get the three person staffed Russian Soyuz spacecraft on its way to the space station March 25.
"To ensure the highest possible level of mission assurance and allow additional time to resolve remaining open items, SpaceX is now targeting March 30th for the CRS-3 launch, with April 2nd as a back-up," the company said in a statement Space Flight Now reported. "These represent the earliest available launch opportunities given existing schedules, and are currently pending approval with the (Air Force Eastern) Range."
"Both Falcon 9 and Dragon are in good health; given the critical payloads on board and significant upgrades to Dragon, the additional time will ensure SpaceX does everything possible on the ground to prepare for a successful launch," Space X said in the statement.
The trip is NASA's third one the company has initiated as part of a $1.6 billion agreement involving 12 flights to put about 44,000 pounds of equipment on the station Space Flight Now reported.
Staff is going to examine one of the attached equipment, the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science for laser optics so information can travel through space Space Flight Now reported.
Four high-definition earth viewing cameras are also expected to be attached to the main section of the station.
