SpaceX Planning Thursday Afternoon Launch

NASA is gearing up for another exciting mission to the International Space Station! On Thursday, SpaceX’s 30th commercial resupply services mission will launch from Cape Canaveral. The launch is targeted for 4:55 p.m. Thursday, lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission will carry new research and technology demos, including studies on plant metabolism and 3D mapping sensors for robots. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft aims to dock at the station on March 23 before returning to Earth with valuable cargo.