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SpaceX-5 Dragon Departure:  Today, the crew configured the Dragon/Node-2 vestibule for demate by  disconnecting Air Revitalization System (ARS) jumper, both power and data jumpers, and installed the Center Disk Cover then closed the Node 2 Nadir Hatch.   Later, they depressurized and pressure checked the vestibule.  Dragon was then unberthed from the Node 2 Nadir docking …

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At T-2 hours there are no technical issues and the launch weather is both observed and forecast to be "Go" at the planned liftoff time of 6:05:33 p.m. EST. Engineers continue to assess weather balloon data and the upper level winds remain red.

Managers have made a slight adjustment to the targeted liftoff time of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NOAA's DSCOVR into space. The new launch time is 6:05:33.5 p.m. EST. At T-2 hours, 55 minutes, the Falcon 9's first and second stages are being loaded with RP-1, a rocket-grade kerosene, and liquid oxygen.

Managers overseeing the launch of NOAA's DSCOVR spacecraft on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket have given a "Go" to begin loading the rocket's first and second stages with propellant. The process is expected to begin at L-3 hours, or 3:05 p.m. EST. There is an 80 percent chance for favorable launch weather conditions and there are …

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station’s robotic arm at 2:10 p.m. EST. The capsule was maneuvered outside the vicinity of the space station in preparation for its return trip to Earth. The capsule is currently scheduled to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at about 7:44 p.m., 259 miles southwest …

The scene this morning at SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as reporters readied their cameras for this evening’s liftoff of NOAA’s DSCOVR spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Forecasters upgraded today's expected weather to 80 percent chance of favorable conditions for the launch of NOAA's DSCOVR spacecraft at 6:05 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 will place the spacecraft on a course to L1, an area about a million miles from Earth where DSCOVR will observe the …

SpaceX-5 Departure Preparations:  The crew performed final cargo loading today. Once loading was complete, they closed the Dragon hatch and configured the Node 2 vestibule including installation of the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) Controller Panel Assemblies (CPAs).  SpaceX-5 unberth activities are scheduled to start tomorrow morning at ~10:20am CST with the crew releasing Dragon at …

The Expedition 42 crew closed the hatches to the Dragon commercial cargo craft today after loading it with critical gear and research. Dragon will be unberthed from the Harmony module then released from the grips of the Canadarm2 Tuesday afternoon. It will splashdown off the Pacific coast of Baja California for recovery by SpaceX engineers …