SpaceX Set to Launch Cargo Dragon Vehicle to ISS on Saturday Morning
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (SpaceX PR) — SpaceX is targeting Saturday, August 28 for Dragon’s launch of its 23rd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-23) mission. Liftoff is targeted for 3:37 a.m. EDT, or 7:37 UTC, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Sunday, August 29 at 3:14 a.m. EDT, or 7:14 UTC.
Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported SpaceX’s Crew-1 and Crew-2 missions, which launched astronauts to the International Space Station, and launch of SXM-8. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously supported SpaceX’s 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) mission. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about twelve minutes after liftoff and autonomously dock to the space station on Sunday, August 29 at approximately 11:00 a.m. EDT, 15:00 UTC.
You can watch the live launch webcast starting about 15 minutes before liftoff.
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safe flights
Go Dragon! Go Falcon! Go NASA! Go SpaceX!
Where’s Boeing?
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Neil
These days … If it’s Boeing, it ain’t going. 🙁
If they don’t get to the root cause of OFT-2’s valve problem soon we won’t be seeing Boeing on the pad anytime soon. The visiting vehicle schedule is already busy; CRS-23, Crew-3 (October), CRS-24 (December), then in 2022 Crew Dragon Axiom-1 (January) and Crew-4 (April).
Just read that their B777s are grounded until next year due to engine issues. Boeing is really spiraling downhill.
Just the ones with P&W 4000 engines. About half of those were already grounded by traffic reductions due to Covid. Apparently the 777s using GE and Rolls-Royce engines are fine. So Bob is not out of a job.