The chances of the weather cooperating tomorrow for the SpaceX launch of Dragon to the International Space Station have not improved, but today's press conference raised hopes that, whenever it goes, there'll be ice cream for the crew onboard. Read more
NASA outlines some of the 166 science investigations the SpaceX/Dragon spacecraft will bring to the ISS.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch Dragon C3 cargo vessel to the International Space Station, from Cape Canaveral at 00:35 UT, 8th October, 2012.
On August 31, SpaceX completed a successful wet dress rehearsal, a launch readiness test which simulates the actual countdown of the Falcon 9 rocket, in preparation for its first official cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. On August 31, Falcon 9 was rolled back to its hangar at Cape Canaveral for further launch preparations. Read more