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SpaceX Cargo Resupply Mission 23

    CRS-23 Launch from Kennedy Space Center Just Moments Away!

    NASA and SpaceX's 22nd commercial resupply services mission

    In just a few minutes, the company’s Dragon spacecraft – carrying several important NASA investigations – will blast off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A. The instantaneous launch window opens at 3:14 a.m. EDT. The destination is the International Space Station, where it will dock for approximately one month. …

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    SpaceX’s 23rd Cargo Resupply Mission Nears Liftoff

    CRS-23 mission patch

    In just under 15 minutes, the Falcon 9 rocket’s nine Merlin engines will roar to life, sending the uncrewed Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission. The rocket has been fueled with liquid oxygen and RP-1 – rocket-grade kerosene. In the next few minutes, the …

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    Key Milestones for Today’s Launch

    CRS-23 mission Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft

    Packed with more than 4,800 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 3:14 a.m. Here is a look at some key milestones: Mission Timeline (all times approximate) COUNTDOWN Hour/Min/Sec      Events – 00:38:00             SpaceX …

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    Live Launch Coverage Begins From Florida’s Space Coast

    CRS-23 mission

    We are now about 20 minutes away from liftoff of SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Tune in to NASA TV or the agency’s website, starting now, to watch the broadcast live from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also, you can stay with us here on the blog, …

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    23rd Commercial Resupply Services Mission: A Look at the Science

    CRS-23 mission patch

    When SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket roars off the launch pad from Kennedy Space Center in about 45 minutes, the Dragon spacecraft, set atop the launch vehicle, will be carrying a variety of important of NASA investigations. Here is a look at some of the important science aboard Dragon: An experiment to test an implantable, remote-controlled …

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    Weather Looking Up for Today’s Launch From Kennedy Space Center

    CRS-23 mission: Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule

    Let’s try this again! Good morning from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft stand ready for liftoff at Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Poor weather in the area caused a scrub of yesterday’s planned 3:37 a.m. EDT launch. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th …

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    NASA, SpaceX Now Targeting Sunday, Aug. 29, for CRS-23 Launch

    CRS-23 mission -- rocket on launch pad

    Due to poor weather conditions in the area for today’s planned launch of SpaceX’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX and NASA are now targeting liftoff on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 3:14 a.m. EDT. Launch coverage, live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will begin Sunday at 2:45 a.m. …

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    Weather 40% for This Morning’s Launch From Kennedy Space Center

    CRS-23 mission patch

    Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for this morning’s launch from the Space Coast, with the cumulus cloud rule and flight through precipitation serving as the primary weather concerns. NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 3:37 a.m. EDT, to launch its 23rd …

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    Prelaunch News Conference Set for Noon Today

    SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft for 23rd commercial resupply services mission

    At noon today, NASA TV will broadcast a prelaunch news conference from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission. The event will feature representatives from NASA’s International Space Station Program, SpaceX, and the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45. Participants include: Joel Montalbano, manager for the International …

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