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    23rd Commercial Resupply Services Mission: A Look at the Science

    When SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket roars off the launch pad from Kennedy Space Center in about 45 minutes, the Dragon spacecraft, set atop the launch vehicle, will be carrying a variety of important of NASA investigations. Here is a look at some of the important science aboard Dragon: An experiment to test an implantable, remote-controlled …

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    Weather Looking Up for Today’s Launch From Kennedy Space Center

    Let’s try this again! Good morning from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft stand ready for liftoff at Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. Poor weather in the area caused a scrub of yesterday’s planned 3:37 a.m. EDT launch. Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th …

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    Poor Weather Pushes Cargo Dragon Launch to Aug. 29

    Due to poor weather conditions in the area for today’s planned launch of SpaceX’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX and NASA are now targeting liftoff for 3:14 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 29. Launch coverage will begin at 2:45 a.m. on NASA TV, the agency’s website, and the NASA app. A …

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    NASA, SpaceX Now Targeting Sunday, Aug. 29, for CRS-23 Launch

    Due to poor weather conditions in the area for today’s planned launch of SpaceX’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX and NASA are now targeting liftoff on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 3:14 a.m. EDT. Launch coverage, live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will begin Sunday at 2:45 a.m. …

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    Weather 40% for This Morning’s Launch From Kennedy Space Center

    Weather officials with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for this morning’s launch from the Space Coast, with the cumulus cloud rule and flight through precipitation serving as the primary weather concerns. NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 3:37 a.m. EDT, to launch its 23rd …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/27/2021

    Payloads Phospho-Aging:  The crew took blood and urine samples in support of the Phospho-Aging investigation.  Phospho-aging Mechanism of Accelerated Aging Under Microgravity (Phospho-aging) examines the molecular mechanism behind aging-like symptoms, such as bone loss and muscle atrophy, that occur more rapidly in microgravity. Using analysis of human premature-aging syndromes (progeria) in mouse models, scientists identified …

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    NASA and United Launch Alliance Review Landsat 9 Launch Date

    The Landsat 9 spacecraft inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California

    NASA and United Launch Alliance currently are reviewing the launch date for the Landsat 9 spacecraft scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Current pandemic demands for medical liquid oxygen have impacted the delivery of the needed liquid nitrogen supply to Vandenberg by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and its supplier Airgas. …

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    Time Research, Spacewalk Preps as Cargo Dragon Gets Ready for Launch

    A U.S. cargo craft stands at its Florida launch pad less than 24 hours from a mission to resupply the International Space Station. Back in space, the Expedition 65 crew stayed focused on human research and while moving headlong toward upcoming spacewalks. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Cargo Dragon vehicle atop is counting …

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    Prelaunch News Conference Set for Noon Today

    At noon today, NASA TV will broadcast a prelaunch news conference from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission. The event will feature representatives from NASA’s International Space Station Program, SpaceX, and the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45. Participants include: Joel Montalbano, manager for the International …

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