– 00:00:45 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch – 00:01:00 Propellant tanks pressurize for flight – 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks – 00:05:00 Dragon transitions to internal power – 00:07:00 Falcon 9 begins prelaunch engine chill – 00:35:00 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins – 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins – 00:38:00 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load Here’s a full look at tonight’s countdown and ascent milestones. In the next few minutes, fueling of the second stage will begin. Tonight’s launch is a coordinated effort, with launch controllers here in Florida working closely with teams at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and SpaceX’s control center in Hawthorne, California.įueling of the Falcon 9 began approximately 20 minutes ago, with liquid oxygen flowing into the rocket’s first stage. EDT, just 30 minutes away, and weather is looking great at 90% “go” for launch. NASA is providing live coverage of the launch – watch now on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Tonight’s launch is SpaceX’s 27th commercial resupply services mission for NASA, delivering more than 6,000 pounds of supplies, equipment, and research to the crew aboard the International Space Station. Hello from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready for liftoff at historic Launch Complex 39A. EDT on March 14, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. The mission will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the crew aboard the space station. Seen here is an up-close view of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket in the vertical position at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in preparation for the 27th commercial resupply services launch to the International Space Station. To stay updated on all station activities, follow and on Twitter, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts. Both experiments – the Cardinal Heart 2.0 and Engineered Heart Tissues-2 – use small devices containing living cells that mimic functions of heart tissues and organs to understand the role of microgravity on human health and use this information to improve health on Earth.ĭragon will spend about a month attached to the space station before autonomously undocking and returning to Earth with research and return cargo, splashing down in the off the coast of Florida. In addition to delivering station supplies, fresh food, and hardware, Dragon also will deliver multiple science and research investigations, including the final two experiments of the National Institutes for Health and International Space Station National Laboratory’s Tissue Chips in Space initiative. Docking is scheduled for approximately 7:52 a.m. Live coverage of Dragon’s arrival will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website beginning at 6:15 a.m. Upon its arrival, it will autonomously dock to the station’s Harmony module, with NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg monitoring operations. A series of thruster firings will help Dragon reach the space station about 36 hours later. EDT, beginning SpaceX’s 27th resupply services mission to the orbiting laboratory.ĭragon is now safely in orbit. The company’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 8:30 p.m. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft – carrying several thousand pounds of critical science, hardware, and crew supplies – is on its way to the International Space Station following a successful launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, lifts off from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on March 14, 2023, beginning the company’s 27th resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
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