Several thousand pounds of important research, crew supplies and hardware are on their way to the crew members aboard the International Space Station following the 2:20 p.m. EST launch of NASA’s SpaceX 26th commercial resupply services mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft reached its preliminary orbit …
Dragon’s solar arrays are unfolding and the spacecraft is on course to deliver more than 7,700 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station. This includes fresh seasonal foods including some Thanksgiving treats such as ice cream, spicy green beans, cran-apple desserts, almond pumpkin pie, and more for the crew.
With Falcon 9 second stage engine cutoff, the Dragon cargo spacecraft has separated from the second stage and is flying on its own. Next up, the nosecone opening sequence will be completed. The nosecone protects the spacecraft’s docking ring and navigation sensors.
After separation from the Falcon 9 second stage, the rocket’s first stage has landed on SpaceX’s Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first flight of the Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission.
The Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage engines have finished their burn and the first stage has separated from the vehicle. As the second stage continues the flight, the first stage will aim for landing on SpaceX’s Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. The second stage Merlin engine has ignited to begin boosting Dragon …
T-0, ignition and liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft at 2:20 p.m. EST, setting off on the company’s 26th mission to deliver supplies, equipment and science materials to the International Space Station for NASA. The vehicle is quickly climbing away from Launch Pad 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in …
The countdown continues toward liftoff at 2:20 p.m. EST, 10 minutes from now. During this time, the Falcon 9’s engines will be chilled to condition them for launch, the flight computer will run its pre-launch checks and the rocket’s propellant tanks will be brought to flight pressure. Fueling of the Falcon 9 second stage began …
During SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA, the Dragon spacecraft will deliver more than 7,700 pounds of supplies, equipment and several science investigations to the crew aboard the station, including the next pair of International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs), which will increase the power on …
The rocket awaiting launch this afternoon is the SpaceX Falcon 9, a two-stage vehicle topped by the company’s uncrewed Dragon spacecraft. The Falcon 9 first stage is powered by nine Merlin engines that ignite at T-0; its second stage has a single Merlin engine that takes over after separation of the first stage. Merlin engines …
