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.
The Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage engines have finished their burn and the first stage has separated from the vehicle. As the second stage continues the flight, the first stage will aim for landing on SpaceX’s Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. The second stage Merlin engine has ignited to begin boosting Dragon …
T-0, ignition and liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft at 2:20 p.m. EST, setting off on the company’s 26th mission to deliver supplies, equipment and science materials to the International Space Station for NASA. The vehicle is quickly climbing away from Launch Pad 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in …
