SpaceX’s Dragon: Launching Science, Power, and Fresh Food to ISS on 28th Resupply Mission

SpaceX’s Dragon: Launching Science, Power, and Fresh Food to ISS on 28th Resupply Mission — SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft |

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 5, 2023, on the company’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 11:47 a.m. EDT. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux with vital supplies and research materials.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft is ready for liftoff at Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 5, 2023. Credit: NASA Dragon is now safely in orbit and its solar arrays have been deployed. A series of thruster firings will help Dragon reach the space station during the morning of Tuesday, June 6. Upon its arrival, it will dock autonomously to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module, with NASA astronauts Woody Hoburg and Frank Rubio monitoring operations.

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