Dragon Makes its Way to the Space Station

Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch of the SpaceX CRS 15 mission took place at 5:42 a.m. EDT.

Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch of the SpaceX CRS-15 mission took place at 5:42 a.m. EDT.

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SpaceX CRS-15 successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this morning at 5:42 am EDT. The Dragon capsule, which is carrying more than 5,900 pounds of cargo—including multiple International Space Station National Lab payloads, is expected to berth with the space station on Monday.

Learn more about some of the ISS National Lab investigations that are part of the SpaceX CRS-15 mission in the video below.