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SpaceX CRS-27

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SpaceX's 27th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, delivering science, supplies, and hardware to the orbiting laboratory for NASA.

Mission Type

Cargo Resupply

Partner

SpaceX

Launch

March 14, 2023

splashdown

April 15, 2023

Lift Off

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the company's uncrewed Dragon spacecraft, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A at 8:30 p.m. EDT on March 14, 2023, beginning SpaceX’s 27th resupply services mission to the orbiting laboratory.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 14, 2023, on the company’s 27th commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:30 p.m. EDT. Dragon will deliver more than 6,000 pounds of cargo, including a variety of NASA investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew aboard the space station, including the final two experiments comprising the National Institutes for Health and International Space Station National Laboratory’s Tissue Chips in Space initiative, Cardinal Heart 2.0 and Engineered Heart Tissues-2. The spacecraft is expected to spend about a month attached to the orbiting outpost before it returns to Earth with research and return cargo, splashing down off the coast of Florida.

Mission Resources

A closeup view of SpaceX's cargo Dragon spacecraft on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.

Mission Overview

Read through the CRS-27 mission overview.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A for SpaceX's 27th resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

Virtual Invitation

Read through NASA's invitation to the public to virtually attend this launch.

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Launch Coverage Advisory

Browse through coverage NASA set for SpaceX's 27th resupply services mission.

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Media Accreditation Advisory

Read through NASA's media accreditation advisory for SpaceX's 27th resupply services mission.

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CRS-27 Research

Browse through some of the research delivered to the International Space Station on this mission.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A for the company's 27th resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

CRS-27 Launch Blog

Read through some of the key milestones leading up to and through liftoff.

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