NASA and SpaceX are concentrated on 9:29 p.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 4, for the following release to ship science investigations, provides, and kit to the World Area Station. That is the thirty first SpaceX business resupply products and services undertaking to the orbital laboratory for the company.
Stuffed with just about 6,000 kilos of provides, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket will elevate off from Release Complicated 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Area Heart in Florida.
Reside release protection will start at 9:10 p.m. on NASA+ and the company’s web page. Learn to watch NASA content material thru quite a lot of platforms, together with social media.
NASA’s protection of arrival will start at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, on NASA+ and the company’s web page. Dragon will dock autonomously to the ahead port of the distance station’s Team spirit module.
Along with meals, provides, and kit for the workforce, Dragon will ship a number of new experiments, together with the Coronal Diagnostic Experiment, to inspect sun wind and the way it paperwork. Dragon additionally delivers Antarctic moss to look at the mixed results of cosmic radiation and microgravity on vegetation. Different investigations aboard come with a tool to check chilly welding of metals in microgravity, and an investigation that research how house affects other fabrics.
Media fascinated about chatting with a science material knowledgeable must touch Leah Cheshier at: leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov.
The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to stay on the house station till December when it’s going to leave the orbiting laboratory and go back to Earth with analysis and load, splashing down off the coast of Florida.
NASA’s undertaking protection is as follows (all occasions Japanese and topic to switch in keeping with real-time operations):
Monday, Nov. 4:
3:30 p.m. – Prelaunch media teleconference (no previous than one hour after finishing touch of the Release Readiness Evaluation) with the next members:
Invoice Spetch, operations and integration supervisor, NASA’s World Area Station Program
Meghan Everett, deputy leader scientist, NASA’s World Area Station Program
Jared Metter, director, flight reliability, SpaceX
Media who need to take part by means of telephone should request dial-in data by means of 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, by means of emailing Kennedy’s newsroom at: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.
Audio of the teleconference will circulate continue to exist the company’s web page.
9:10 p.m. – Release protection starts on NASA+ and the company’s web page.
9:29 p.m. – Release
Tuesday, Nov. 5:
8:45 a.m. – Arrival protection starts on NASA+ and the company’s web page.
10:15 a.m. – Docking
NASA web page release protection
Release day protection of the undertaking will likely be to be had at the NASA web page. Protection will come with are living streaming and weblog updates starting no previous than 9:10 p.m., Nov. 4, because the countdown milestones happen. On-demand streaming video on NASA+ and pictures of the release will likely be to be had in a while after liftoff. For questions on countdown protection, touch the NASA Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Apply countdown protection on our World Area Station weblog for updates.
Attend Release Just about
Contributors of the general public can check in to wait this release nearly. NASA’s digital visitor program for this undertaking additionally contains curated release sources, notifications about comparable alternatives or adjustments, and a stamp for the NASA digital visitor passport following release.
Watch, Interact on Social Media
Let other folks know you’re looking at the undertaking on X, Fb, and Instagram by means of following and tagging those accounts:
X: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, ISS_Research, @ISS Nationwide Lab
Fb: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS Nationwide Lab
Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab
Protection en Espanol
Do you know NASA has a Spanish segment known as NASA en Espanol? Take a look at NASA en Espanol on X, Instagram, Fb, and YouTube for added undertaking protection.
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo o Messod Bendayan a: antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov o messod.c.bendayan@nasa.gov.
Be informed extra concerning the business resupply undertaking at:
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Claire O’Shea / Josh Finch
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov / joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov
Stephanie Plucinsky / Steven Siceloff
Kennedy Area Heart, Fla.
321-876-2468
stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov / steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov
Sandra Jones
Johnson Area Heart, Houston
281-483-5111
sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov