NASA said SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft launched at 2:48am ET (12:18pm IST]) on a mission to deliver more than 5,500 pounds of cargo.
After several attempts earlier, SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft for its 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
„@SpaceX’s #Dragon spacecraft launched at 2:48am ET [12:18pm IST] on a mission to deliver more than 5,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the @Space_Station,“ NASA said in a tweet about the May 4 launch.
Loaded with about 2,500kg of research, supplies and hardware for crew members living and working on the orbiting laboratory, the spacecraft launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
