Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-24
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Dec. 21, 2021, 10:07 a.m. - Dec. 21, 2021, 10:07 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 21, 2021, 10:07 a.m. - Dec. 21, 2021, 10:07 a.m.
The weather forecast remains unchanged for the planned Tuesday, Dec. 21, launch of SpaceX’s 24th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 30% chance of favorable weat...
24th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
Successful launch of the CRS-24 Cargo Dragon spacecraft towards the International Space Station. Docking scheduled for December 22 at 9:38 UTC.
Weather 30%
Weather 40%
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
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B1069 has landed on ASDS JRTI after its first flight, however the booster was damaged during its return to port.
Result: Successful Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship landing at Just Read the Instructions.
Second Cargo Dragon 2
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
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