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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
SpaceX will launch a Dragon spacecraft packed with NASA cargo to the International Space Station early Tuesday (Dec. 21) as part of its latest resupply mission for the U.S. space agency and you can watch it live.
A shiny new SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket will take to the skies here from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 5:06 a.m. EST (1006 GMT). The two-stage launcher will blast off from Pad 39 lofting a robotic
Dragon cargo capsule carrying more than 6,500 pounds (2,948 kilograms) of fresh supplies, experiment hardware, and other gear for the astronauts aboard the orbiting lab.
You can watch the launch live on this page and
here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA. You can also watch directly via
NASA TV or
SpaceX's launch webcast page…..
The weather outlook is iffy going into Tuesday's attempt, with forecasters at the 45th Weather Squadron predicting a 30% chance of
favorable conditions for liftoff. The primary concerns being cumulus clouds, thick clouds, and surface electricity rule.
There is another opportunity on Wednesday if the rocket can't get off the ground; with, the weather report improves significantly to 70% favorable. While the launch weather improves, the booster recovery weather deteriorates slightly as higher seas are expected on Wednesday.
Tuesday's launch marks the 31st flight of the year for SpaceX’s workhorse two-stage Falcon 9 rocket. The liftoff is expected to feature a new Falcon 9 first stage, designated B1069, marking only the second SpaceX launch so far this year to blast off on a new rocket.
It will be the company's sixth Dragon launch of the year, which includes two crew missions as well as three previous cargo flights. The Dragon used in Tuesday's flight will be a previously used cargo craft, having
flown on the CRS-22 mission in June…..
To date, SpaceX has successfully landed its first-stage boosters 99 times. If successful, Saturday's landing will mark a new milestone for the company — its 100th overall recovery…..