SpaceX to Launch 19th Resupply Mission to ISS

UPDATE: SpaceX is standing down today due to upper altitude winds and high winds at sea creating dynamic conditions around the. droneship. Next launch opportunity is Thursday at 12:29 p.m. EST, 17:29 UTC

SpaceX is set to launch today a resupply mission for the International Space Station. The company will also use a Dragon capsule that flew in two previous missions.

Liftoff is scheduled for 12:51 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. 

SpaceX will attempt to recover the Falcon9 booster by landing on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You,’ which will be positioned in the Atlantic Ocean.

The CRS-19 launch is the 19th resupply mission to the space station. The Dragon capsule, which was previously used in 2014 and 2017, will carry more than 5,700 pounds of supplies and scientific equipment.

Watch the mission livestream above.

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