Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo spacecraft
Posted: Sun, Apr 8, 2018, 9:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 4:30 pm EDT (2030 GMT) and placed the Dragon into orbit 10 minutes later. The spacecraft, carrying more than 2,600 kilograms of cargo, including a wide range of scientific payloads, docked with the ISS early Wednesday. The launch was the seventh this year for SpaceX and the second in four days.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 4:30 pm EDT (2030 GMT) and placed the Dragon into orbit 10 minutes later. The spacecraft, carrying more than 2,600 kilograms of cargo, including a wide range of scientific payloads, docked with the ISS early Wednesday. The launch was the seventh this year for SpaceX and the second in four days.
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