SpaceX Set to Launch ISS Resupply Mission

Update: Standing down today due to weather; backup launch opportunity is tomorrow at 6:01 p.m. EDT, 22:01 UTC

SpaceX is set for the launch tonight that will send a used Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. It’s the first time a capsule has been placed into orbit for a third time.

The resupply mission, SpaceX’s eighteenth, is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. ET from LC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The cargo includes equipment for scientific research and supplies for astronauts. The mission will also deliver a new docking adapter that will automate the docking process for future spacecraft. The capsule will take two days to reach ISS, arriving on Friday, July 26.

SpaceX will also attempt to land the Falcon 9 first stage booster.

The SpaceX livestream is above.

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