NASA Sets Coverage for 28th Commercial Resupply Services Mission

Launch of NASA's SpaceX CRS-27 mission from Kennedy Space Center
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon cargo spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 26, 2022, on the company’s 26th commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:35 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 3, to launch the company’s 28th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Live launch coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website, with prelaunch events starting Friday, June 2. Follow all events at: https://www.nasa.gov/live

SpaceX’s Dragon will deliver new science investigations, food, supplies, and equipment for the international crew, including the next pair of IROSAs (International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays). Click here to read the complete feature.

NASA Invites Public to Engage with Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after its liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 14, 2023, on the company’s 27th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:30 p.m. EDT. Photo credits: SpaceX

The public is invited to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for no earlier than Saturday, June 3 at 12:35 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Members of the public can register to attend the launch virtually. The virtual guest program includes curated launch resources, timely mission updates, and a virtual guest passport stamp following a successful launch.

Countdown commentary will begin on NASA Television at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, June 3, and be carried on the agency’s website, as well as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and NASA’s App.

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NASA to Discuss Science on Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station

Arabadopsis thaliana plants growing in the International Space Station’s Advanced Plant Habitat for the Plant Habitat-03 investigation, which looks at whether plants grown in space can pass adaptations to their next generation.
Arabadopsis thaliana plants growing in the International Space Station’s Advanced Plant Habitat for the Plant Habitat-03 investigation, which looks at whether plants grown in space can pass adaptations to their next generation. Photo credit: NASA

NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 30, to discuss the next science investigations, technology demonstrations, crew supplies, and hardware bound for the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for the agency.

Audio of the media call will stream live at: https://www.nasa.gov/live.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting launch no earlier than 12:35 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 3. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carried on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The mission will carry scientific research, crew supplies, and hardware to the space station to support its Expedition 69 crew, including the next pair of IROSAs (International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays). Once installed, the solar panels will expand the energy-production capabilities of the space station.

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