Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 18, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 18, 2014 SpaceX-3 Countdown UnderwayAt Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to boost a Dragon spacecraft with supplies for the International Space Station.Credit: NASASource: NASAKennedy - YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 18, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted April 18, 2014 SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space; Station Astronauts Prep for Wednesday Spacewalk The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft loaded with nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station’s Expedition 39 crew, lifted off at 3:25 p.m. EDT Friday from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.› SpaceX launch web coverage Friday’s launch of the third SpaceX commercial resupply services mission sent the Dragon space freighter on a course to rendezvous with the station Sunday morning. Commander Koichi Wakata and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio will capture Dragon using the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 7:14 a.m. to set it up for its berthing to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. Live NASA Television coverage of Sunday’s Dragon activities begins at 5:45 a.m. and returns at 9:30 a.m. for coverage of the berthing of Dragon to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 18, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Falcon 9 Ready for LaunchIn the Launch Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, NASA and contractor managers and engineers monitor progress in the countdown to launch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch vehicle will boost a Dragon capsule on a third commercial resupply mission delivering cargo to the International Space Station.Credit: NASASource: NASAKennedy - YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 18, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Liftoff of SpaceX-3The SpaceX-3 Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 3:25 p.m. EDT.Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 18, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Dragon Spacecraft SeparationThe SpaceX-3 Dragon spacecraft separated from the Falcon rocket as it continues on to the International Space Staton. Liftoff took place at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:25 p.m. EDT.Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 19, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted April 19, 2014 New NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station Aboard SpaceX-3 MissionApproximately 2.4 tons of NASA science investigations and cargo were launched to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The launch aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket took place from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT. Dragon's cargo will support more than 150 experiments that will be conducted during space station Expeditions 39 and 40. The spacecraft will be grappled at 7:11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16 by Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Dragon is scheduled to depart the space station May 18 for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California, bringing with it about 3,500 pounds of science and research, hardware, crew supplies and spacewalk tools from the space station.Credit: NASASource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted April 19, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Whee! And on this mission not only did they successfully get the Dragon spacecraft into orbit but the first stage made a successful re-entry and vertical touchdown into the sea - a preliminary to powered touchdowns on land for reuse. I remain impressed by what SpaceX is achieving. Only a few years ago it took them four attempts to get their comparatively tiddly Falcon 1 into orbit. Now they're almost routinely launching the Falcon 9 to deliver payloads to the International Space Station. I await the Falcon 9 Heavy with excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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