SpaceX Preparing for First Launch of Its New Cargo Capsule

NASA is about to launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station that will include supplies and a new set of experiments.

At 4:00 p.m., there is an update. Tuesday's launch has been scrubbed due to bad weather. On Saturday, November 26th, there will be a launch attempt for the cargo mission. On Sunday, November 27th, there is a backup opportunity. There is an hour and a half later.

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The launch of the 26th commercial mission is scheduled to take place on Tuesday at 3:54 p.m. The Dragon capsule is going to dock with the International Space Station at 5:57 a.m. on Wednesday. The live coverage of the launch will begin at 4:00 p.m.

You can watch the action on NASA TV, the space agency's app and website, or through the feed below.

The new Dragon cargo capsule will be launched by NASA's commercial partner. According to Space News, Tuesday's launch will be the first flight of C211, which is the third Dragon 2 cargo spaceship built by the company. Sarah Walker, director of Dragon mission management at SpaceX, is quoted in SpaceNews as saying that this is the last new cargo Dragon spaceship they will build. We decided to build another crewed spaceship.

As the name suggests, the CRS-26 mission marks the 26th uncrewed resupply mission to the International Space Station as part of the company's partnership with NASA. Under a commercial crew contract with NASA, the fifth crew will be sent to the space station by the end of the year.

The launch was pushed back a day after a leak was discovered in the Dragon capsule.

There are four shoe box sized satellites that will be used to study satellite communication methods, space weather, and test new technology for robotic assembly of large telescopes, among other things.

Tomatoes will be grown on the International Space Station for astronauts to eat while living there, as part of a plant growth experiment called Veggie. The overall effect of growing, tending, and eating crops on crew behavioral health is being examined. Valuable data will be provided for space exploration.

The second pair of the space station's new solar array, dubbed iROSA, will be delivered to the space station by the cargo mission.

NASA's launch was a success, except for its secondary payloads.