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    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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    Welcome June with a Full Strawberry Moon and Summer Solstice

    The Moon rises as a Metrorail car crosses the Potomac river in Washington

    Sky enthusiasts, start off summer by witnessing two extraordinary celestial events in June – the Full Strawberry Moon and the summer solstice. These events hold both historical and cultural significance. The Full Strawberry Moon, depending on one’s time zone, will illuminate the night sky on June 3. Although the exact moment of full moon occurs …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/02/2023

    Payloads: Advanced Nano Step: The Advanced Nano Step specimen cell was removed from the Solution Crystallization Observation Facility (SCOF) and installed in Microgravity Experiment Research Locker Incubator (MERLIN). The Effects of Impurities on Perfection of Protein Crystals, Partition Functions, and Growth Mechanisms (Advanced Nano Step) experiment monitors and records how the incorporation of specific impurity …

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