Planet Doves Launching on SpaceX Falcon 9
UPDATE: Launch is scheduled for Saturday, Jan, 10, 2015, 1:47 AM PST
UPDATE: Today’s countdown has been aborted. Pending resolution, next attempt is Friday, Jan 9, at 5:09 a.m EST / 2:09 a.m. PST. And these words from Commander Hadfield:
Launch scrubs reassure me. It means that the powerful desire to GO has been tempered by the necessity to be truly ready. Cool heads @SpaceX
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) January 6, 2015
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Dragon CRS-5 (5th mission of the Commercial Resupply Services contract) carrying two of our Doves to the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled for 6:20 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. These two Doves will meet our Flock 1b satellites awaiting deployment from ISS and they will be deployed within a month or two. We are thrilled to be launching our latest technology on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Photo from SpaceX
We are all rooting for the Falcon 9 to deliver our Doves and to achieve this unprecedented maneuver! A big thank you to Nanoracks, SpaceX, and NASA for making this happen.
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