Friday, April 18, 2014

Click on NASA TV Above For Live Coverage Of Launch Beginning At 2:15 PM Today

Image credit: NASA
Space X is preparing to launch its third, operational mission to the International Space Station.
The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft loaded with cargo rolled overnight to the launch pad at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Today's launch time is 3:25 p.m. EDT with an instantaneous launch window to allow a link up with the International Space Station.
The weather forecast still offers a 40 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time and meteorologists will spend the day surveying the skies for signs of thick clouds or other launch rule violations.

 UPDATE: the Dragon launched without incident at exactly 3:25 PM EST. It is now in final burn and by now is in Earth orbit, in preparation to  dock with International Space Station.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.U1EpiFeJE0o

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