NASA Live: SpaceX CRS-17 Cargo Mission Launch
Saturday, May 4, 2:30 a.m. EDT: NASA TV coverage of launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft. Liftoff is targeted for 2:48 a.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On this resupply mission to the International Space Station, Dragon will carry supplies and science experiments, as well as NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3) science instrument. OCO-3 will measure solar-induced fluorescence and carbon dioxide concentrations around the globe.
Upcoming Live Events (all times Eastern)
Monday, May 6, 5:30 a.m.: Rendezvous and capture of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft at the International Space Station. Capture is scheduled at 7:30 a.m.
Monday, May 6, 9 a.m.: Installation of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station.
In Case You Missed It: Previous Events
On March 26 at 1 p.m. EDT, the fifth National Space Council meeting was held at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Vice President Pence, chairman of the council, convened and presided over the meeting, which included a report out from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. NASA Administrator Statement on Return to Moon in Next Five Years.
On March 14, the Soyuz carrying three Expedition 59 crew members launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 3:14 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 14, and docked to the International Space Station at 9:01 p.m. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch and Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos bring the crew of the station up to six.
On March 11, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine delivered an address on the agency's Moon to Mars plans. We're Going Forward to the Moon to Stay: Explore Moon to Mars. NASA Administrator Statement on Moon to Mars Plans, FY 2020 Budget. Audio Recording: March 11, 2019 FY 2020 Budget Request Media Teleconference (mp3)
Friday, March 8: The SpaceX Crew Dragon splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean at 8:45 a.m. EST, completing the Demo-1 flight test. Watch a replay of live coverage.
In Case You Missed It: On March 2 at 2:49 a.m. EST, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This uncrewed demonstration flight to the International Space Station was the first launch for NASAs Commercial Crew Program.
In Case You Missed It: On Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. EST, NASA held a media briefing on the status of Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The solar-powered rover last communicated with Earth June 10, 2018, as a planet-wide dust storm was blanketing Mars. News release: NASA's Record-setting Opportunity Mission Comes to an End
On Wed., Feb. 6, 2019, experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provided the annual release of global temperatures data and discuss the most important climate trends of 2018. News release: 2018 Fourth Warmest Year in Continued Warming Trend, According to NASA, NOAAOn Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, Blue Origin’s New Shepard mission (NS-10) lifted off from the company's launch site in West Texas. This was the 10th New Shepard mission and was dedicated to bringing eight NASA-sponsored research and technology payloads into space through NASA’s Flight Opportunities program.Tradução
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