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It'slaunch day!<\/p>\n
SpaceX is on track to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A<\/p>\n
Here's what you need to know for today's launch:<\/p>\n
Liftoff is scheduled for 1:29p.m.<\/p>\n
The 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket will ferry a Cargo Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on a resupply mission.<\/p>\n
The launch window is instantaneous. Meaning, the rocket goes at 1:29 p.m. or it doesnt.<\/p>\n
Weather forecast is 60% \"go\" at the launch pad.<\/p>\n
Approximately eight minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9 rocket's first-stage booster will target an automatic landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n
In the event of a scrub, teams have a backup opportunity at 1:03 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n
If SpaceX sticks the landing, the private space company will refurbish the booster and use it for the Crew-3 flight of astronautsRaja Chari,Thomas Marshburn,Matthias Maurer, and Kayla Barron currently planned for late October.<\/p>\n
The mission marks the 22nd ISS resupply for SpaceX, which has been delivering cargo and science experiments to low-Earth orbit since 2012.<\/p>\n
Full coverage of the launch kicks off at 12p.m. Thursday atfloridatoday.com\/spaceand will feature in-depth coverage. Ask our space teamreporterEmre Kellyquestions and strike up a conversation. We will also be hosting SpaceX's live webcast of the launch.<\/p>\n
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