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SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying communications satellites to launch on Sunday

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket taking commercial communications satellites on board for two international customers is expected to be launched on the scheduled time on Sunday amid the favourable weather conditions.

The Falcon rocket will kick off at 10:50 pm ET on Sunday, with the opening of a window extending to 11:33 pm, from the Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The Falcon 9 rocket will be placing commercial communications satellites, one each for Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite, in the orbits that are over 22,000 miles above the equator.

According to the forecasts, there is a 70 percent chance of supportive weather conditions during the launch window.

“The primary weather concerns for launch Sunday evening are cumulus clouds associated with coastal showers and lingering thick clouds,” said the forecast released by the Air Force’s 45th Weather Squadron on Saturday.

If any unfavorable condition arises, the rocket would see another launch attempt late Monday.

In another development, two astronauts of US space agency NASA will be performing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. This would be the third spacewalk outside ISS in just over a week.

NASA astronauts Terry Virts and Barry “Butch” Wilmore will begin their space excursion at 7:10 am on Sunday which will last for 6 1/2-hour.

The American space agency on Friday approved the proposed spacewalk, after it concluded that a small amount of water that got leaked into the helmet of Virts during his last spacewalk posed no danger.

Filed Under: Technology & Research Tagged With: Asia Broadcast Satellite, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eutelsat Satellite, Falcon 9 rocket, ISS, Launch Complex 40, NASA, SpaceX, SpaceX commercial communications satellites, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX Dragon successfully docks at ISS to deliver 5000 pounds supplies

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US space agency NASA’s unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon space capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday morning, completing its latest resupply mission to the revolving space station.

The unmanned rocket arrived at 10:54 am at the ISS after US astronaut Barry Wilmore successfully captured the craft flying over the Mediterranean Sea with the robotic arm manned from inside the international space station.

“We’re excited to have it on board,” the station commander Wilmore concluded after the rocket successfully docked at ISS.

The Falcon 9 rocket was launched on Saturday carrying the SpaceX Dragon capsule that contained approximately 5,000 pounds of supplies including food and groceries, Christmas presents and several other materials for 256 science experiments in the space.

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The supplies also included a special instrument that will be used by the scientists at the ISS for analyzing the tiny particles and clouds in the atmosphere of the Earth. Scientists said that the findings will assist in better comprehending the climate changes on our planet. Moreover, the resulting data will also aid in getting advanced weather forecast.

The SpaceX Dragon capsule also delivered supplies for various biological experiments that are designed for the microgravity environment not present on the Earth. Scientists say these experiments will further facilitate in the advancement of knowledge in the field of medicine.

According to NASA, the SpaceX Dragon will be linked to the space station for over a month. Following completion of its mission at the ISS, it will head towards home to a “parachute-assisted splashdown” off the California coast.

This marks the fifth successful delivery mission of the SpaceX Dragon to the ISS.

SpaceX has signed a USD 1.6-billion Commercial Resupply Services contract with the American space agency for the deliveries of a minimum of half a dozen cargo at the ISS.

Filed Under: Technology & Research Tagged With: Barry Wilmore, Dragon space capsule, Falcon 9 rocket, International Space Station, ISS, NASA, SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX resupply mission

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