The global positioning system prevented Space X's Dragon supply ship from docking with the international Space Station. The Space X and NASA attribute the aborted docking to an error in the navigation system which they can be easily corrected.

According to Los Angeles Times, the Dragon, which is carrying a host of supplies and experiments for the ISS will attempt to try again on Thursday. This also marks the first time that Space X had to abort a mission in the 5 odd years it's been making deliveries to the ISS.

The Space X capsule is carrying more than 5,000 pounds of research materials and supplies to the international space center. A recent statement is released by the NASA that assures the public that the spacecraft is in excellent shape.

The crew and the other research materials are in safe. NASA's spokesman Rob Nivas says," There is no threat to any of the science or cargo abroad".

The NASA report has stated that the docking failures of Space X's ship to the ISS occurred when Dragon was only seventh-tenth of the miles away from the space station. The GPS error was detected that time.

NASA's representatives did not provide any additional information about the source of that incorrect value. The space agency said it was "an easily correctable issue". So, another attempt will be made to reach the space station on Thursday morning.

The Elon Musk, founder of Space X, whose full name is Space Exploration Technologies Corp. He said on Twitter that the Dragon was in good health and would try again Thursday morning.

The Space X mission to ISS experienced its first small delay on Saturday due to the potential issue with the Falcon 9 rocket used to propel the Dragon ship into space. However, the Dragon Cargo Ship has successfully launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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