In a successful launch, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Cargo Dragon spacecraft on its 28th resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The liftoff, scheduled for Monday at 11:47 a.m., came after two previous scrubbed attempts over the weekend.
Upon liftoff, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage landed gracefully on SpaceX’s drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean just eight minutes after launch. The initial postponement on Sunday was due to unfavorable wind conditions in the booster recovery zone, while Saturday’s delay was to allow for improved weather conditions.
The primary objective of this mission is to resupply the ISS with vital equipment, supplies, and hardware required by astronauts for the upcoming months. Among the cargo is the installation of new solar panels for the space station, as well as various private industry science experiments conducted worldwide.
One noteworthy experiment is the European Space Agency’s Thor project, which aims to study thunderstorms in Earth’s atmosphere. Thor will assess the frequency and altitude of blue discharges that occur within thunderstorms, offering valuable insight into internal phenomena and structures.
NASA also decided to transfer a portion of the mission payload from Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply vehicle to SpaceX, compensating for the delayed launch of Northrop Grumman’s N-19 spaceship. This adjustment ensures an ample supply of logistics and crew provisions for the ISS crew to sustain operations until the end of the year, as affirmed by NASA’s space station chief scientist, Kirt Costello.
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