[NASA] NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 31st Station Resupply Launch, Arrival

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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carried on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, will launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the agency’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

Credit: SpaceX

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 9:29 p.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 4, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency.

Filled with nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Live launch coverage will begin at 9:10 p.m. on

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and the agency’s

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through a variety of platforms, including social media.

NASA’s coverage of arrival will begin at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, on

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. Dragon will dock autonomously to the forward port of the space station’s Harmony module.

In addition to food, supplies, and equipment for the crew, Dragon will deliver

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, including the

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, to examine solar wind and how it forms. Dragon also delivers

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to observe the combined effects of cosmic radiation and microgravity on plants. Other investigations aboard include a device to test

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of metals in microgravity, and an investigation that studies how space impacts

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Media interested in speaking to a science subject matter expert should contact Leah Cheshier at: *****@*****.tld.

The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until December when it will depart the orbiting laboratory and return to Earth with research and cargo, splashing down off the coast of Florida.

NASA’s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):

Monday, Nov. 4:

3:30 p.m. – Prelaunch media teleconference (no earlier than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the following participants:

• Bill Spetch, operations and integration manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program
• Meghan Everett, deputy chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program
• Jared Metter, director, flight reliability, SpaceX

Media who wish to participate by phone must request dial-in information by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, by emailing Kennedy’s newsroom at: ksc*****@*****.tld.

Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency’s

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9:10 p.m. – Launch coverage begins on

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9:29 p.m. – Launch

Tuesday, Nov. 5:

8:45 a.m. – Arrival coverage begins on

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10:15 a.m. – Docking

NASA website launch coverage
Launch day coverage of the mission will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 9:10 p.m., Nov. 4, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video on NASA+ and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our

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blog for updates.

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to attend this launch virtually. NASA’s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following launch.

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Coverage en Espanol

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for additional mission coverage.

Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese **** Antonia Jaramillo o Messod Bendayan a: *****@*****.tld o *****@*****.tld.

Learn more about the commercial resupply mission at:

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Claire O’Shea / Josh Finch
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
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Stephanie Plucinsky / Steven Siceloff
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-876-2468
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Sandra Jones
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
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