Updated June 5: SpaceX has delayed the launch of the CRS-28 cargo mission to no later than Today (June 5) at 11:47 AM EST (1547 GMT) Because of the strong winds in the missile recovery area. The launch was scheduled to take place Sunday, just four hours after SpaceX Falcon 9 launched its last 22 Starlink V2 satellites from a nearby pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX will launch the 28th cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA on Monday (June 5) after a two-day weather delay, and you can watch the event live.
a SpaceX A Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled to launch a Dragon robotic cargo capsule toward the orbiting laboratory on Monday 11:47 a.m. EST (1547 GMT) From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch was originally scheduled for Saturday (June 3), but SpaceX announced a 24-hour delay in the early hours of the day, citing the need to “allow more time for vehicle preparations and weather improvements,” according to a report. Newspapers. Twitter update. On Sunday (June 4), SpaceX announced Another delay of one dayciting strong winds in the missile recovery area.
You can watch the launch here on Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or live via SpaceX’s space agency. SpaceX’s webcast will begin about 20 minutes before liftoff. There is no guarantee that the Dragon It will set off on time, however; In fact, there is a 40% chance that the weather won’t cooperate on Monday. If the launch does not take place on Monday, the next opportunity will be available Wednesday (June 7) 11:01 a.m. EST (1501 GMT).
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the Falcon 9 The unmanned Dragon capsule will be carried into orbit on the rendezvous trajectory of the International Space Station (ISS). After stage separation, the Falcon 9 first stage will perform a deck burn and landing on SpaceX’s self-piloted drone A Shortfall of Gravitas, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Cargo Dragon will spend just over 40 hours on an intercept course with the International Space Station. You can watch the docking with the orbiting lab here on Space.com, too, when the time comes.
The Dragon will carry a few thousand pounds of scientific research supplies and provisions for the station’s crew. Northrop Grumman launch delayed swan NG-19, the International Space Station’s resupply vehicle, prompted NASA to transfer some of the cargo intended for that mission to Dragon in order to keep the space station’s cache from dwindling too much.
During a prelaunch press conference on Tuesday (May 30), NASA’s chief scientist for the International Space Station Curt Costello said CRS-28 “makes up for the delay we’ve had in the NG Cygnus rover getting to the station. So, we’re sending a lot more crew supplies.” the logistics of the crew to keep them going through the end of the year.”
Scientific research aboard CRS-28 brings new experiments to the International Space Station, as well as replenishing materials for more than 30 projects in progress. Showcasing Clinger’s technology for docking systems for the autonomous space station, MicrogravityDNA mutation from telomeres and blue energy discharge research for thunderstorms are among some of the new science experiments under way on this mission.
Half a dozen cubes They were put away aboard the CRS-28 Dragon as well, all but one of which are student-run projects from the Canadian Space Agency’s Cubeaat program. The sixth comes from the Space Foundation, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Space Systems Command. It’s called Moonlighter, and it will provide a platform for challenging space cybersecurity hacks.
CRS-28 also carries the next pair of iROSAs (International Space Station Solar Arrays), which are wired on top of the ISS’ existing solar panels in order to increase the station’s electricity needs. It will be removed from the Dragon’s box using the station’s robotic arm, then installed by NASA astronauts over the course of two years Spacewalk. Once operational, iROSA’s full complement will boost the orbiting laboratory’s power supply by 20% to 30%.
Designed as a reusable vehicle, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo will return science samples from more than 34 probes aboard the International Space Station at the end of its stay on the station. Like its manned counterpart, the Dragon payload returns to Earth for a smooth ocean splash with the help of a parachute.
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