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SpaceX successfully deploys Cargo Dragon into orbit

At 3:14am EDT, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from LC-39a at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Launching on top of the Falcon 9 was their newly upgraded Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft, carrying important experiments and supplies being brought to the International Space Station. This was also the 4th successful flight and landing of this first stage booster, also marking the first landing on SpaceX's new droneship, A Shortfall of Gravitas. Cargo Dragon is expected to dock with the International Spac

Ryan BaleAug 29, 20211 min

SpaceX is ready to launch CRS-23

Earlier this week, SpaceX rolled out their Falcon 9 rocket out of the hangar at LC-39a for the first time in almost 2 months. They raised it vertical with their new Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft and conducted a successful hold-down firing of the 9 Merlin engines on the first stage, putting them on track to launch their CRS-23 mission early Saturday at 3:37am. The Falcon 9 will liftoff with Dragon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida en-route to the International Space Station carrying supplies

Ryan BaleAug 27, 20211 min