On June 5, 2023, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, holding the Dragon capsule, took off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This successful launch marked the 28th commercial resupply mission by SpaceX for NASA, delivering essential supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff occurred at 11:47 a.m. EDT. Photo credit goes to NASA’s Frank Michaux.
The Dragon spacecraft by SpaceX was launched with crucial supplies and research materials for the ISS. The cargo carried innovative solar arrays that will enhance the ISS’s power supply by 20%-30%, a climate surveillance camera provided by York University, a student-devised DNA experiment, and seeds for the study of plant adaptation in zero-gravity conditions.
The Dragon spacecraft, packed with several thousand pounds of essential science equipment, hardware, and crew supplies, is en route to the ISS following a successful takeoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon 9 rocket initiated its journey from Launch Complex 39A at 11:47 a.m. EDT on Monday, June 5, marking the commencement of SpaceX’s 28th resupply services mission for NASA to the orbiting lab.
The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft, was prepared for launch at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 5, 2023. NASA receives the credit for the picture.
Having reached a secure orbit, the Dragon spacecraft has successfully deployed its solar arrays. A sequence of thruster firings will propel the Dragon toward the ISS, with its arrival expected on the morning of Tuesday, June 6. After reaching the station, it will dock autonomously at the station’s Harmony module’s space-facing port. NASA astronauts Woody Hoburg and Frank Rubio will supervise the operations. Live coverage of the Dragon’s arrival will be broadcasted on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website, starting at 4:15 a.m. Docking is anticipated around 5:50 a.m.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ascended after its launch 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 NASA to the ISS. Liftoff was at 11:47 a.m. EDT. NASA is credited for the image.
In addition to providing the station with essential supplies, hardware, and fresh food – including apples, blueberries, grapefruit, oranges, diverse cheeses, and cherry tomatoes – the Dragon will also transport various science and research projects. These include the next set of IROSAs (International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays). These rollable solar panels will significantly improve the station’s energy-generation capacity, resulting in a 20% to 30% power surge for ISS research and operations. This will be the third set carried in the SpaceX Dragon’s trunk.
During NASA’s SpaceX 28th commercial resupply services mission to the ISS on June 5, 2023, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 spacecraft separated from the second stage. NASA is credited for the image.
To enhance climate observation efforts, a camera for observing snow and ice cover in northern Canada is being supplied by students from York University in Toronto, Ontario. Other notable projects include Genes in Space-10, a student-engineered DNA experiment supported by the ISS National Laboratory, and the next generation of seeds for NASA’s Plant Habitat-03, aimed at studying plant adaptation in space conditions.
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