Liftoff is scheduled for Tuesday (March 14) at 8:30 p.m. ET, though that's not set in stone.
, which is built by Virginia-based company Northrop Grumman — are expendable, burning up in Earth's atmosphere at the end of their missions.
Dragon, however, is designed to survive reentry, haul scientific experiments and other gear back down to Earth, and fly again. CRS-27's capsule is expected to spend about a month at the ISS before heading home, NASA officials said in Thursday's update. CRS-27 will take to the skies less than two weeks after SpaceX's latest astronaut launch to the ISS, the Crew-6 mission, which
. SpaceX flies these astronaut missions under a different NASA contract, using Crew Dragon capsules, a different variant than the vehicle that makes robotic resupply flights. " , a book about the search for alien life. Follow him on Twitter
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts hope to leave space station March 9 as NASA watches weather'The universe started throwing curveballs our way, and then it got really crazy.'
Read more »
Watch SpaceX launch 40 OneWeb internet satellites on ThursdayLiftoff is scheduled for 2:13 p.m. ET on Thursday (March 9).
Read more »
Watch SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts leave the space station March 11 after delayWatch SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts leave the space station Thursday evening
Read more »
Launch of world's first 3D-printed rocket aborted 70 seconds before liftoffThe launch of Terran 1 was postponed 'due to exceeding launch commit criteria limits,' company representatives said.
Read more »