![]() ![]() ![]() The approximately 30 inch thick and ring shaped IDA is loaded in the unpressurized truck section at the rear of the Dragon. The mission is critical for NASA in more ways than one, in addition to the science cargo, the SpaceX Dragon spaceship is loaded with the first of two International Docking Adapters (IDA’s), pictured below, that will be connected to the space station to provide a place for Commercial Crew spacecraft carrying astronauts to dock to the orbiting laboratory as soon as 2017. Any delays like on Monday due to weather or technical factors will force a scrub. The launch window is instantaneous, meaning that the rocket must liftoff at the precisely appointed time. SpaceX also plans live launch coverage: Moon over SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for CRS-7 mission to ISS. ![]() You can watch the launch live on NASA TV here: EDT, Sunday, June 28, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron forecasters are predicting a 90 percent chance of favorable conditions for lift off of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, slated for 10:21 a.m. The weather outlook along the Florida Space Coast is fantastic as U.S. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – With launch less than a day away for SpaceX’s seventh commercial resupply mission carrying a two ton payload of critical science and cargo for the future buildup of human spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, June 28, “everything is looking great” and all systems are GO, Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX VP of mission assurance announced at a media briefing for reporters at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo of last SpaceX launch to ISS in April 2015. EDT on the CRS-7 mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon are due to blastoff on Jfrom Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:21 a.m. ![]()
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