NASA Television to Air Launch of Upcoming Space Station Resupply Mission
The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 10:36 a.m. EST. On its 13th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, Dragon will bring up supplies, equipment and new science experiments for technology research. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will deliver about 4,800 pounds of cargo and material to support science investigations aboard the space station.
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Commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday, April 2. Live coverage will begin on NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration Television Sunday, April 1, with pre-launch events. Pre-launch coverage will begin with a discussion of the science heading to space from the scientists and researchers involved, including a the ISSInternational Space Station National Lab-sponsored investigation that could lead to more effective, less expensive medicines on Earth.
Catch all the excitement of the launch starting today at 4:00 p.m. EDT on NASA TV