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NASA's SpaceX CRS-28 Commercial Resupply Mission

    SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon Spacecraft Ready for Today’s Launch

    The iconic countdown clock at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is photographed ahead of SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for the agency on June 5, 2023.

    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready for liftoff at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. The instantaneous launch is scheduled for 11:47 a.m. EDT today, June 5, and meteorologists with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron continue to predict a 70% chance of favorable …

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    NASA, SpaceX Prep for 28th Commercial Resupply Services Mission

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is prepared for launch atop the Falcon 9 rocket with the access arm extended on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 2, 2023.

    Hello and happy Monday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida! After standing down yesterday due to high winds in the recovery area, NASA and SpaceX make another attempt at launching the company’s 28th cargo resupply mission for the agency today, June 5. Weather looks good, and meteorologists with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th …

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    NASA and SpaceX Now Targeting Monday for Launch

    Due to high winds in the recovery area, NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Monday, June 5, for the 28th commercial resupply services mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live coverage on NASA Television will begin at 11:15 a.m. EDT, with launch targeted for 11:47 a.m. Meteorologists with Cape …

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    Weather 40% Favorable for SpaceX’s 28th Cargo Resupply Launch

    NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Sunday, June 4, for launch of the 28th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff, scheduled for …

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    Launch Now Slated for Sunday

    Ahead of the SpaceX's 28th cargo mission for NASA, the company's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft atop stands on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 5, 2023.

    NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Sunday, June 4, for the CRS-28 mission from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center to allow more time for vehicle preparations and for weather conditions to improve. Launch is slated for 12:12 p.m. EDT.

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    Weather 30% Favorable for Tomorrow’s Launch to Station

    Blue sky and clouds serve as a backdrop for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft atop on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 2, 2023.

    NASA and SpaceX are targeting tomorrow, June 3, for launch of the 28th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 30% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff, slated for …

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    Spacewalk Preps, Science Work as Dragon Counts Down to Launch

    Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi sets up hardware for a protein crystal growth experiment on May 30, 2023, that may shorten the development cycle for new drugs.

    Spacesuits and science filled the Expedition 69 schedule at the end of the workweek aboard the International Space Station. Back on Earth, a cargo-filled U.S. resupply ship is counting down to its launch to replenish the residents living on the orbital outpost. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg are preparing for a June 9 …

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    Dragon Counts Down to Launch Ahead of Spacewalks

    A pair of Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), also known spacesuits, are pictured inside the space station's Quest airlock where spacewalks are staged by astronauts wearing the EMUs.

    A Dragon cargo craft is counting down to its liftoff to the International Space Station on Saturday as two NASA astronauts get ready for next week’s spacewalk. Meanwhile, the Expedition 69 crew is keeping up with its human research, robotics, and lab maintenance activities. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo craft atop …

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