Cape Canaveral Launch Site Seen From the International
Space Station
NASA astronaut Steve Swanson captured this view of Cape Canaveral, Florida
from the International Space Station, sharing it on Instagram on April
14, 2014. At Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, SpaceX is
preparing to launch its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, loaded with
nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiment hardware, on its third commercial
resupply mission to the space station.
The SpaceX-3 launch is scheduled for Friday, April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT with
an instantaneous launch window. The U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron
predicts a 40 percent chance of favorable conditions at launch time. A launch
Friday will send Dragon on a course to rendezvous with the station Sunday
morning. Commander Koichi Wakata and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio will
capture the space freighter using the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 7:14 a.m. to set
it up for its berthing to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. The
backup launch opportunity for the launch of SpaceX-3 is Saturday, April 19 at
3:02 p.m.
Image Credit: NASA
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