Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Today at 3:44 AM EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, SpaceX successfully placed the Dragon space craft carrying cargo to ISS in orbit using Falcon 9 rocket. Just under 10 minutes after launch, Dragon reached its preliminary orbit, deployed its solar arrays and began a carefully choreographed series of engine firings to reach the station.
Dragon is carrying about 1,200 pounds of cargo that, because the mission is a demonstration flight, is not deemed critical to the station's crew.
Check the video below of the launch, T-10 seconds starts at 2:33 in the video,
Dragon is carrying about 1,200 pounds of cargo that, because the mission is a demonstration flight, is not deemed critical to the station's crew.
Check the video below of the launch, T-10 seconds starts at 2:33 in the video,