WORLDTECHLaunch preview: NASA, SpaceX launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station
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Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station, according to Spaceflight Now. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base is scheduled for 11:10 a.m. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, named Grace, sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX is a space company based in Hawthorne, and its products and services include Dragon and Falcon. NASA is a space exploration and public company founded in 1958.
A full report will be posted soon. SpaceX and NASA are preparing to send the next crew of four to the International Space Station as soon as Thursday morning, weather permitting.
The mission, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13, is led by NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who will become the first agency astronaut to fly twice onboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 11:10 a.m.
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