SpaceX’s 25th cargo mission is scheduled to launch at 8:44 p.m. ET. Forecasters, calling for a 70-percent chance of good weather, expect the sea breeze to keep summertime storms inland, but “an isolated shower or storm cannot be ruled out.”
says other CRS-25 investigations will study the aging of immune cells and the potential to reverse those effects during postflight recovery, a small satellite that will monitor cloud-top and ocean surface temperatures, and a student experiment testing a concrete alternative for potential use in building habitats on the moon and Mars.
After being used for nearly all of the Apollo missions and the majority of the space shuttle missions, 39A is now being leased to SpaceX. They gave the red-then-gray launch tower a sleek black makeover a few years ago, but more noticeable is the new support tower being constructed nearby. That structure will serve to support launches and landings of SpaceX’s giant new Starship rocket, potentially helping ‘catch’ the returning boosters after launch.
The massive 390-foot, two-stage rocket, designed to be fully reusable, is still undergoing tests at the company’s site in south Texas. Eventually, SpaceX hopes Starships launched from Kennedy Space Center willMore immediately, SpaceX will remain busy with Falcon 9 missions. Several Starlink satellite launches are scheduled or expected over the next few weeks, while the company’s next crew taxi flight to the space station is targeted for September.
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