Home
Science
Science News
SpaceX to Launch 10th Resupply Ship to Space Station Next Week

SpaceX to Launch 10th Resupply Ship to Space Station Next Week

By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 9 February 2017 12:01 IST

Photo Credit: NASA

US aerospace major SpaceX has targeted February 18 for the launch of its 10th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA.

The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is targeted to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center.

"Targeting February 18 for Dragon's next resupply mission to the @Space_Station ? our 1st launch from LC-39A at @NASA's Kennedy Space Center," the Hawthorne-headquartered company tweeted on Wednesday.

SpaceX to Hit Fastest Launch Pace With New Florida Site

"The Expedition 50 crew trained today for the robotic capture of the SpaceX Dragon and studied how the brain adapts to living in space. Three crew members also conducted an emergency drill aboard the International Space Station," NASA researchers wrote in a blog post on the same day.

The tenth commercial resupply mission from SpaceX will deliver advanced space research to improve disease-fighting drugs, observe Earth's climate and automate spacecraft navigation, the US space agency added.

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.