This is the seventh flight of this SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Tonight’s launch marks SpaceX’s second Dragon launch of 2023 and the company’s 216th mission overall This is the third flight for this uncrewed Dragon spacecraft Teams plan to recover the Falcon 9’s first stage following its return to Earth – if successful, this …
Hello from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready for liftoff at historic Launch Complex 39A. Tonight’s launch is SpaceX’s 27th commercial resupply services mission for NASA, delivering more than 6,000 pounds of supplies, equipment, and research to the crew aboard the International …
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready for liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT today, March 14, and meteorologists with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron are now predicting an 80% chance of …
NASA and SpaceX are targeting tomorrow, March 14, for launch of the company’s 27th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 50% chance of favorable weather conditions for …
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 14, to launch the company’s 27th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch timing is dependent upon the undocking and return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5. On Monday, March 13, …
Media accreditation is open for SpaceX’s 27th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for no earlier than Friday, March 10, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX’s Dragon will deliver new science …
Several thousand pounds of important research, crew supplies and hardware are on their way to the crew members aboard the International Space Station following the 2:20 p.m. EST launch of NASA’s SpaceX 26th commercial resupply services mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft reached its preliminary orbit …
Dragon’s solar arrays are unfolding and the spacecraft is on course to deliver more than 7,700 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station. This includes fresh seasonal foods including some Thanksgiving treats such as ice cream, spicy green beans, cran-apple desserts, almond pumpkin pie, and more for the crew.
With Falcon 9 second stage engine cutoff, the Dragon cargo spacecraft has separated from the second stage and is flying on its own. Next up, the nosecone opening sequence will be completed. The nosecone protects the spacecraft’s docking ring and navigation sensors.
After separation from the Falcon 9 second stage, the rocket’s first stage has landed on SpaceX’s Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first flight of the Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission.
