We have plenty of rocket launches coming up this week but the most interesting one will be Space One’s KAIROS rocket launch. It’ll be the it’s first launch, taking off from a private space port.
We have plenty of missions coming up this week but the one you want to watch out for is Space One’s KAIROS launching for the first time. Not only do we get to see a brand new rocket take off for the first time but it’s also taking off from a private space port which is a bit unusual.
Who: SpaceX
What: Falcon 9
When: 4:16 a.m. UTC
Where: Florida, US
Why: SpaceX will be launching a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon spacecraft with several astronauts aboard as part of NASA’s commercial crew programme. The crew includes NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and cosmonaut Aleksandr Grebyonkin. You may remember this mission mentioned last week but it got delayed.
Who: SpaceX
What: Falcon 9
When: 12:19 – 4:50 a.m. UTC
Where: Florida, US
Why: SpaceX will use a Falcon 9 to launch 24 Starlink satellites into a low Earth orbit.
