SpaceX plans to launch almost 5,500 pounds of science experiments, supplies and research equipment for NASA to the International Space Station on Saturday morning.
The launch is scheduled for 7:01 a.m. Pacific time from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This will be the first launch from Pad 39A since the last space shuttle mission in 2011. The historic launch pad played a role in both the Apollo and space shuttle programs.
After launch, SpaceX will attempt to land its first-stage rocket booster on land. The Dragon capsule will deploy from the second stage about 10 minutes after launch and is expected to reach the space station two days later.
This will be the Hawthorne space company’s second launch of the year. Last month, SpaceX launched 10 satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for satellite operator Iridium Communications Inc. The company landed that first-stage rocket on a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A powerful new storm is expected to wallop Southern California on Friday. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says backers of Measure S are engaged in "dirty tricks." 16-year-old Mauricio Gomez is from El Salvador, a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A powerful new storm is expected to wallop Southern California on Friday. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says backers of Measure S are engaged in "dirty tricks." 16-year-old Mauricio Gomez is from El Salvador, a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A powerful new storm is expected to wallop Southern California on Friday. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says backers of Measure S are engaged in "dirty tricks." 16-year-old Mauricio Gomez is from El Salvador, a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A powerful new storm is expected to wallop Southern California on Friday. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says backers of Measure S are engaged in "dirty tricks." 16-year-old Mauricio Gomez is from El Salvador, a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world.
Kenneth Turan and Justin Chang chat about the 2017 Academy Awards, and which movie might win for best Picture.
Kenneth Turan and Justin Chang chat about the 2017 Academy Awards, and which movie might win for best Picture.
Harvard-Westlake wins 1A opener
Harvard-Westlake wins 1A opener
Even after Lake Oroville's water level is reduced by a targeted 50 feet, water managers intend to further drain the reservoir so that it can absorb major rain storms and spring snowmelt, according to state planning documents.
Even after Lake Oroville's water level is reduced by a targeted 50 feet, water managers intend to further drain the reservoir so that it can absorb major rain storms and spring snowmelt, according to state planning documents.
Russia denies that intelligence agents were in contact with Trump's campaign team. 100,000 people living downstream of the Oroville Dam are now allowed to go home. Enrique Marquez Jr. didn't take part in the San Bernardino shooting on Dec. 2, 2015. When the pastor at a Texas church urged his congregation to embrace refugees, 300 members left.
Russia denies that intelligence agents were in contact with Trump's campaign team. 100,000 people living downstream of the Oroville Dam are now allowed to go home. Enrique Marquez Jr. didn't take part in the San Bernardino shooting on Dec. 2, 2015. When the pastor at a Texas church urged his congregation to embrace refugees, 300 members left.
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