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.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Space Force releases guidelines on commercial use of launch sites
Posted: Sun, Jul 20 9:51 AM ET (1351 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Friday, July 25
Musk’s Starlink hit with hours-long outage after rollout of T-Mobile satellite service
CNBC — 6:21 am ET (1021 GMT) Starlink Restored After Hours-Long Outage Took Down Elon Musk's Satellite Internet Service
CNET News.com — 6:20 am ET (1020 GMT) Starlink satellites disrupting astronomy research in WA's Murchison, study finds
Australian Broadcasting Corporation — 6:19 am ET (1019 GMT) Starlink Down—What Caused The Outage And Is It Back Up Yet? [yes]
Forbes.com — 6:18 am ET (1018 GMT) Ukrainian soldiers cut off from Musk’s Starlink after blackout
The Daily Telegraph — 6:18 am ET (1018 GMT) |
