SpaceX Dragon will lift off Tuesday night aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
WASHINGTON – A launch from NASA and SpaceX Replenishing supplies to the International Space Station About 6,500 pounds of cargo were expected to be shipped Tuesday night.
SpaceX Dragon will lift off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at approximately 7:16 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. No matter where you are, you can feel all the excitement.
The launch will be available on our streaming app, our free streaming platform available through Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and other smart TVs and platforms. Coverage begins around 7 p.m. ET.
The launch will also be available on NASA+, Amazon Prime and NASA YouTube Channelas well as the official NASA X page, Facebook and Instagram pages.
“This mission includes everything from water purification hardware to research that helps us better understand space weather,” NASA operations and integration manager Bill Speich explained during a conference call Monday.
Crew Dragon’s launch and internal equipment will also aid research into osteoporosis treatments and the study of charged particles around the Earth and their impact on the electrical grid.
The spacecraft is expected to dock at the International Space Station around 9:50 a.m. ET on Thursday. Arrival coverage for the event begins at 8:20 a.m. Thursday
Crew Dragon will then remain at the space station until mid-June, when it is expected to land on California’s Pacific Coast.
As of Tuesday, there were seven astronauts Aboard the International Space Station for two missions. Among them were three Americans, three Russians and French astronaut Sophie Adénault.
