SpaceX CRS-9 missed launch, in Canada.

We were disappointed to miss this launch AND landing, but we were happy with family in Canada all week.

Approaching YYZ

The official stats:

July 18	Falcon 9   •  SpaceX CRS 9
Launch time: 0445:29 GMT (12:45:29 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 11th Dragon spacecraft on the ninth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Dec. 9, June 24, June 27 and July 16. Read our full story. [July 18]

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Ryan

I was somewhere in the desert when we missed another launch. ABS 2A & #Eutelsat 117 West B

We were away on vacation visiting friends and family in Colorado and Utah. We were somewhere in Greenwood Caverns during the launch. No behind the scenes photos. No barge landing either. Oh well.

Uncredited photo plastered across social media. Probably belonging to Eutelsat. 

The official stats:

June 15	Falcon 9   •  ABS 2A & Eutelsat 117 West B
Launch time: 1429 GMT (10:29 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the ABS 2A and Eutelsat 117 West B communications satellites. ABS 2A will distribute direct-to-home television, mobile and maritime communications services across Russia, India, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean region for Asia Broadcast Satellite of Bermuda and Hong Kong. Eutelsat 117 West B will provide Latin America with video, data, government, and mobile services for Paris-based Eutelsat. Built by Boeing, the satellites launched in a conjoined configuration and will use all-electric propulsion for orbit-raising. Delayed from 4th quarter 2015, March, April, May 3 and late May. Moved forward from June 16. Delayed from June 14. Read our full story. [June 15]

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Ryan

A hockey player's salut for Memorial Day Weekend launch of #Thaicom8 by #SpaceX

Tournament Weekend! Since moving to Florida I have competed in the Memorial Day [Weekend] tournament at the Space Coast Iceplex. I left home a little early to make sure I wasn't driving at the beginning of the +SpaceX launch window. I watched patiently on the webcast and found the rocket right on target to the North so I gave it a hockey player salut since I knew my photo quality was going to be low anyway. I then watched the webcast as SpaceX landed for the third time in a row on their barge out in the Atlantic Ocean!

Here's to you rocket! Tweet text for these two photos: Hockey player salute to #SpaceX #THAICOM8 launch from @SCIceplex Memorial Day Tournament! Great work @SpaceX!

That evening was probably our worse game because of fierce competition, but I did set up a goal in the final minutes.

The official stats:

May 27	Falcon 9   •  Thaicom 8
Launch time: 2139 GMT (5:39 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Thaicom 8 communications satellite. Thaicom 8 will provide Ku-band broadcast and data services to Thailand, Southeast Asia, India and Africa. Moved forward from June. Scrubbed on May 26. Read our full story. [May 27]

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Ryan

Sometimes you need to rest and let the rockets fly as they may #JCSAT14 #SpaceX #Falcon9

Even though it would have taken a simple alarm and sitting up in bed to look at the window, we missed this launch as we were all sick and needed our rest. I actually thought that we would be woken up by the rumble, but not this time. With a long launch window as well, it could have turned into a very long night. Just to gauge how sick we were, I stayed home from hockey the previous Friday night and I rarely miss hockey! I did head dow to Port Canaveral to snap a few photos of the first stage after it returned from landing on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. It was an impressive site to see the scale of the first stage compared to the tiny workers at it's business end preparing the hardware to get loaded on a flatbed truck a few days later. Another notable milestone is that this may have been the 50th launch since Jen and I moved to Florida in Sept 2012. I will need to check the stats and figure out when the 50th launch we "not miss" will occur. As I write this month-late blog entry, another first stage has arrived at the Port! The pace of space is picking up, and the place for space is the Space Coast!

Twitter original text: She's still got legs. SpaceX Falcon 9 1st stage at Port Canaveral from #JCSAT14 launch. #CapeLife #Falcon9 #SpaceX

SpaceX returns to the ISS, a perfect kickoff to Yuri's Night weekend #CRS8 #YurisNight #ISSRC

This post has been significantly delayed because of all the awesome April activities including +Yuri's Night, +NASA Swarmathon and NASA's +International Space Apps Challenge. A little has been lost from the raw emotion of +SpaceX's triumphant return to the +International Space Station and historic landing on a barge out at sea for the first time, but as always, the photos retell the best stories.

As always, the blog starts with the launch pic. Right on time, no delays, a nice way to end the week and begin the Yuri's Night weekend!

SpaceX picturesque sunset launch of #SES9

The +SpaceX launch of #SES9 was delayed and scrubbed several times as the SpaceX teamed worked hard to cool the liquid propellant to maximize performance of the rocket. They also were unlucky with a boat in the "Danga Zone" on one of their attempts. Luckily for us, we were out of town or indoors for two of their attempts.

This photo composite was taken with 2-sec bursts (too bright for longer exposures).

Sonic boom finale in spectacular @SpaceX return to flight mission! #LZ1 #OG2 #LC40 #RTF

On the longest night of the year, +SpaceX lit up the sky twice by launching and landing a rocket in Florida!

In this photo composition, the Falcon 9 rocket streaks to space (on the left) and ~8-10 minutes later (on the right) it's first stage returns to Earth for a safe landing. My tweet of this photo reached over 8,000 people last night alone. With all the launch gazers on the space coast (and further in Florida and online all over the world) sending out their photos and thoughts, just imagine how this multiplier effect could reach and inspire the next Elon(a) Musk(s).

SpaceX CRS-7 launch and explosion from the Banana River #CRS7 #NASASocial

The quiet serenity of sailing towards a launchpad with the wind at your back mixed with a rocket launching to space is a surreal and rare experience. The rocket was silenced after a few minutes of ascent, and we didn't even know that it exploded until ~4 minutes later. It looked like we just lost track of it in the bight morning sky and clouds. +SpaceX will recover from this accident and be back on track to the ISS.

Our view of the SpaceX​ #CRS7 launch, as we sailed North on the Banana River in the no motor zone. I'm confident that the Falcon will sail to the stars again. Jen and I had been trying to take our boat sailing for a launch since we got her last year, but it wasn't until this launch was delayed from it's original weekday slot to the weekend that made it possible. I was selected as a #NASASocial +NASA #NASASocial attendee, but decided that this opportunity to sail to a launch could not be missed. The silver lining is that this is exactly the launch photo I wanted to get framed by the sails and sheets.

Rhiannon Roberts holds out a thermal blanket from the +NASA Orion Program. This item did not fly on the EFT-1 test flight, but the #NASASocial group did see components of the tiles that did fly to space and back.

Hanging out with WWE/WWF's Diva Debra in front of the VAB [@WWEDivaDebra]

+Chris Haber pulled out the big lens right when the sound wave hit us.

Although Teddy looks adorable as always, he was not liking our close view because of the noise and vibrations. 

The last image of rocket in one piece.

We thought this was MECO, but it was an explosion. I didn't take photos after because I couldn't see anything anymore and I was looking for the first stage to re-light heading to the barge (we did see that on a previous SpaceX launch).

June 28

Falcon 9   •  SpaceX CRS 7

Launch time: 1421:11 GMT (10:21:11 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket failed to launch the ninth Dragon spacecraft on the seventh operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from June 13. Moved forward from June 22. Delayed from June 19 and June 26. Read our full story. [June 28]

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Ryan

I may be suffering from obsessive launch viewing disorder: @SpaceX launch from the kickball field! #TurkmenAlem #GLBK

So this may be the limit of me going out of my way to watch a launch... Our kickball game in Cape Canaveral started at 6:15pm, the same window opening as the +SpaceX launch. The weather looked ominous so I wasn't expecting the rocket to launch on time, or possibly not at all. I brought my phone to the dugout bench and checked Twitter for the occasional updates and launch time. Less then 10 minutes before launch, it was time for our team to take the field for the bottom of the inning. For the first time ever, I brought my cell phone onto the diamond to keep a loose eye on Twitter and the countdown and the other eye on the ball. Everything proceeded in the countdown and I was ready to spot the rocket. Luckily there was not much activity in the minute before the 7:03pm launch. As soon as the rocket was spotted our entire team (mostly NASA-KSC employees and contractors) froze in their positions with several cheers from around the field and diamond. I took a few quick iPhone pictures and a panorama to capture the experience. The coolest part about watching rockets launch, is finding unique ways to experience them and with unique friends. Since it was cloudy and a fully loaded rocket, we could feel and hear the rumble into the 7th inning and it was definitely more exciting than how we played that night!

Spotting the rocket from third base. With the cloud deck it didn't matter where you watched the launch from, it was about the noise and feel of the engines rumbling. 

A quick pan shows GLBK (Girls Love Big Kicks) mesmerized by another launch form the Cape.

The official stats:

April 27	Falcon 9   •  TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat
Launch time: 2303 GMT (7:03 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat 1 communications satellite for Thales Alenia Space and the government of Turkmenistan. The spacecraft is Turkmenistan's first national satellite and will support communications over Central Asia. Delayed from March 21 and April 24. Read our full story. [April 27]

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Ryan

Live from #LSA5, it's a rocket launch! SpaceX launches #CRS6 on 2nd attempt.

Another successful launch to the +International Space Station for +SpaceX! I was able to join +NanoRacks for the VIP watching on the first attempt, but unfortunately, like each CRS before this one, it was scrubbed. I was happy to see Chris Lewicki, a fellow Board member of +Yuri's Night and his team from +Planetary Resources. The 2nd attempt went off perfectly as the weather was more favorable. I had a great view with other attendees at the 5th International Workshop on Lunar Surface Applications on Cocoa Beach.

+Chris Lewicki hanging out at OSB II before the launch waiting for +Planetary Resources Arkyd 3 payload. Unfortunately the first attempt was a scrub.

There she goes! Everyone was looking a bit too far to the right, but found it pretty quickly as she rose over the horizon.

Watching the launch with attendees at the 5th International Workshop on Lunar Surface Applications in Cocoa Beach. What a great (and lucky) add on for a conference!

The long view. We were able to watch the rocket all the way to MECO of the first stage. I spent the next ~5 minutes on the beach trying to spot the first stage relighting, but it snuck by. It did come close to landing on the SpaceX barge!

The official stats:

April 14	Falcon 9   •  SpaceX CRS 6
Launch time: 2010:41 GMT (4:10:41 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the eighth Dragon spacecraft on the sixth operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from Dec. 5, Feb. 4, April 8 and April 10. Scrubbed on April 13. Read our full story. [April 14]

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Ryan

Forget the hashtags, a rocket is launching! ABS 3A & Eutelsat 115 West B #SpaceX #Falcon9 #RocketPic

If only every weekend could end with a launch! This was the bare minimum launch viewing effort, setting up the camera with 15 minutes to launch, starting the 30-second exposures at blast off, and holding the puppy and watching the rocket light up the night sky. By the time the +SpaceX Falcon 9 was out of sight from our balcony (because it was heading south), the sound came rumbling in (we are 12 miles from LC-40). We ran to the other side of the building to watch MECO and the 2nd stage light. Then ~10 minutes later the dog was walked, the equipment was away, and we were off to dream about the next launch.

5 exposures of 30-seconds (broken out below). I changed the white balance from last time giving a more natural color instead of an orangey fire streak.

I like the individual segments because it tells you a lot about the rocket's motion and the brightness intensity at various stages. The first is super bright from reflections and the humidity haze.

The official stats:

March 1/2Falcon 9 • Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS 3A

Launch window: 0350-0432 GMT on 2nd (10:50-11:32 p.m. EST on 1st)

Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Eutelsat 115 West B and ABS 3A communications satellites. Eutelsat 115 West B will provide the Americas with video, data, government, and mobile services for Paris-based Eutelsat. ABS 3A will distribute television programming, Internet and mobile phone connectivity, and maritime services across the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East for Asia Broadcast Satellite of Bermuda and Hong Kong. Built by Boeing, the satellites are the first spacecraft to launch in a conjoined configuration and are the first payloads to use all-electric propulsion for orbit-raising. Delayed from Feb. 17 and Feb. 27. [Feb. 27]

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Ryan

My best pics of #DSCOVR launch. 3rd time's a charm for @SpaceX #Falcon9

We experienced a beautiful +SpaceX launch of DSCOVR as the sun set behind us. It was my third trip to the ITL Causeway, 2nd for +Jen Kobrick (and #BabyK) and +Caley Burke. This was the 32nd launch since we moved to Florida (Sept 2012). The rocket jumped off the pad, gave a booming crackle, and had a long flight in perfect view on a clear evening. The most amazing part was seeing the first stage re-light just above the Delta IV launchpad in the far distance as SpaceX was practicing their landing maneuver out in open water, a critical step in rocket reusability (mostly to reuse the 9 engines). The seas were rough, so they didn't attempt to land on the autonomous spaceport drone ship (barge) newly named "Just Read the Instructions" as a sci-fi tribute. As per usual, I like to retell the story with photos:

Feb 8 - Scrub #1 - The plan: a romantic kiss on date night with the launch behind us.  But a squishy nose scrub kiss is just as good.

Lucky 7. Florida Tech's #SABOL (#ISSRC payload) off to #ISS on #CRS5. Go #Dragon!

+Florida Institute of Technology's payload SABOL, Self-Assembly in Biology and the Origin of Life (A study into Alzheimer’s), was +Space Florida's 7th sponsored payload winner from the International Space Station Research Competition, flying with +NanoRacks launched on +SpaceX's Falcon 9 inside the Dragon capsule. The experience is best retold in photos and videos. This program has been the most rewarding experience I have had at Space Florida with the opportunity to be a tangent-team member to 7 ISS payloads, and as one team politely commented, their shepherd.

"Congratulations on shepherding us into orbit!"

 To learn more about the ISSRC winning teams please visit: http://www.spaceflorida.gov/iss-research-competition/issrc-teams

The ISSRC was run by Space Florida and designed to inspire innovation as well as provide unique research opportunities and access to the ISS.

4 @SpaceFlorida #ISSRC winners launched payloads to the ISS on the #CRS4 mission

From Space Florida's International Space Station Research Competition (ISSRC), 4 of the 7 winners launched to space on +SpaceX's Falcon 9 inside the Dragon capsule on the Commercial Resupply Services Mission 4 (CRS-4). The ISSRC flights were arranged in partnership with +NanoRacks. Photo highlights below include the final testing (9/16) and handover (9/17) of SyNRGE^3; a press conference for teams to present their work to the media (9/18) and a reception with +Made In Space (9/19), both of which I organized; and then the launch viewing attempts (one scrub 9/20 and then the launch 9/21). The video I shot with my iPhone is at the end of the post. What a great experience! Sleep was a luxury that I didn't have during the week, but it was a thrill to help launch science to the ISS. In the middle of this madness, I also ran an Egg-Drop activity for kids at +NASA Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex for the NASA Family Education Night. To learn more about the ISSRC winning teams please visit: http://www.spaceflorida.gov/iss-research-competition/issrc-teams

The second of three launches in the program.

Gary and Adam triple test everything before flight of SyNRGE^3 from +Limerick Institute of Technology and +CSS-Dynamac in the Space Life Sciences Lab in Exploration Park.

The late night integrated by parts photo adventure that is chasing rocket launches #AsiaSat6 #Falcon9 #SpaceX

Once again you can't go wrong with a night launch from anywhere in Cape Canaveral. Sometimes being further away from the pad is better for capturing a time elapsed rocket lighting a black sky with a fire contrail and eerie pumpkin glowing clouds. The best part is that you're not going to capture a nice solo shot of the rocket, so you can set the camera up, hit the trigger (I have a simple photo capture trigger that I can lock on), and sit back and watch the launch. Or in my case grab an iPhone for that extra video memory of "you were there, watching at 1am". It was truly an awesome launch, especially after missing the last three, proving that I may have a launch watching addiction. The long rocket flame streaking from behind the clouds was spectacular! Since I was taking a time elapsed photo, I tried to capture that on video (YouTube video below), but it's not capable of that resolution with the absolute brightness. I wasn't sure if the launch would get delayed in the super long launch window just like the previous +SpaceX launch, but Teddy barked into the night at T-5 to tell everyone is was "rocket-time". Interesting fact, dogs can hear the intense sound wave before humans, so you can hear Teddy bark 82 seconds into the flight before the loud rumble even begins (I stopped filming before that hit as Teddy got really nervous so I put the toys away to make sure he was alright). We ran to the other side of the condo for the finale, but I couldn't see the rocket at that point. I think we heard and felt the rumble for 4-5 minutes after launch. I was super excited from the rush of the launch, so I uploaded some photos right away before getting to bed finally!

AsiaSat 6 going for a late night adventure on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9. This photo is a composite of 5 photos, each 30 seconds long, but the duration of view was under 2 minutes.

AsiaSat 6 on a Falcon 9 launched by SpaceX. The 5 photos used in the composite above. The late night integrated by parts photo adventure that is chasing rocket launches.

The official stats:

Sept. 7	Falcon 9  •  AsiaSat 6
Launch time: 0500 GMT (1:00 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the AsiaSat 6 communications satellite. AsiaSat 6 will support video broadcasting and broadband networks for customers in Asia, Australia, India and the Pacific islands. Delayed from May, Aug. 26, Aug. 27 and Sept. 6. See our Mission Status Center. [Sept. 7]

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Ryan

#Orbcomm constellation of 6 launched by #SpaceX on #Falcon9 v1.1

One of the main perks to working on the Space Coast is viewing the nearly-monthly launches that occur. Due to delays in several launch attempts (technical, weather, bad ham sandwiches...), we may see one a week for a total of three launches in July. Today, in excellent morning weather conditions, +SpaceX launched a constellation of six Orbcomm Inc. communication satellites. With afternoon thunderstorms nearly every day in the summer, this should have been the plan all along! The rocket flew very vertically compared to other launches, which usually have long arcs to the East or South. It probably indicates the higher altitude they were aiming for and a lower inclination compared to the ISS orbit.

The first image below is the token or obligatory view form the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station viewing area (which features fish also trying to launch themselves out of the water, dolphins and manatees). The second image is three photos showing the Falcon 9 blowing smoke rings. Very groovy baby! This post is the first of many launch posts that I will back-blog so that all my launch photos are searchable by filters. This was launch #21 since moving to Florida in Sept 2012.

Orbcomm is up, up, and away!

The Falcon 9 blowing smoke rings

For those keeping score on launches, scrubs and delays, here's Spaceflightnow.com's summary of this mission. Previous launch information can be viewed on their extremely useful Launch Log.

July 14

Falcon 9  •  Orbcomm OG2

Launch window: 1322-1555 GMT (9:22-11:55 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch six second-generation Orbcomm communications satellites. The satellites will operate for Orbcomm Inc., providing two-way data messaging services for global customers. The rocket will fly in the Falcon 9 v1.1 configuration with upgraded Merlin 1D engines, stretched fuel tanks, and a payload fairing. Delayed from September, November, April 30, May 10, May 27, June 11, June 12, June 15, June 20, June 21, June 22 and June 24. See our Mission Status Center. [July 13]

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Ryan

SpaceX CRS-3 Mission with Space Florida ISSRC Winners Project MERCCURI and HEART FLIES

Space Florida ran an ISS Research Competition (ISSRC) and 2 of the 7 winners LAUNCHED to the ISS on the +SpaceX / +NASA CRS-3 Mission on a Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket inside the Dragon capsule. Space Florida paid for the flights with a special competition agreement with +NanoRacks. Photos are from payload integration of Project MERCCURI, the launchpad, the T-1 hour scrub, and then finally launch day on April 18th for Project MERCCURI and HEART FLIES! It was an honor to support this competition and help send science to the ISS. Looking ahead, I can't wait for CRS-4 and CRS-5 to send up the remaining 5 teams!

The ISSRC Logo

Project MERCCURI payload prep by +Carl Carruthers from NanoRacks in the Space Life Sciences Lab (SLSL) being expertly guided by Space Florida's Tony Gannon

Project MERCCURI microbes on dry ice at the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at +NASA's Kennedy Space Center 

The Edge Lady inspects Project MERCCURI making sure the astronauts won't cut themselves on the hardware

The Project MERCCURI microbes with sharp edges touched up

The payloads are safe behind Cold Stowage doors

Tony and I hosted a reception with NanoRacks for the winners at Bacchae Wine Bar in Cape Canaveral

Jen and I in front of SpaceX's Launch Complex 40

Project MERCCURI and HEART FLIES in front of their payloads that are sitting on top of the rocket, unfortunately the launch was scrubbed with 1-hour left on the clock (April 14)

Maybe one day I'll get to ride a rocket to the ISS

Darlene (Project MERCCURI), Mila (HEART FLIES) and I in the KSC Press Site. They both had a bunch of interviews before the actual launch

Finally! Up up and away!

A Photoshop version to show the rocket and dark smoke. It was a cloudy day and the contrast wasn't great. Project MERCCURI, NanoRacks and Space Florida hung out together at OSB-II to watch the launch

There she goes, on her way to the ISS

Project MERCCURI is VERY happy about the launch FINALLY going!

About the ISSRC (from the press release I helped write)

The Space Florida ISS Research Competition was designed to inspire innovation as well as provide unique research opportunities and access to the ISS. Winners of the Space Florida ISS Research Competition were selected by an independent panel of 14 judges representing a variety of NASA centers, renowned national academic institutions, payload developers and commercial companies with interest in microgravity research. Judges reviewed proposals based on their potential for developing ‘breakthroughs’ in basic research on materials, biology and the environment, as well as fostering a greater understanding of complex drugs and remedies to improve life on Earth. The full press release is available HERE.

About Project MERCCURI

University of California-Davis, SCISTARTER.com and ScienceCheerleader.com

The Project MERCCURI team (Microbial Ecology Research Combining Citizen & University Researchers) has been gathering microbial samples at a variety of public venues around the country including football and basketball games, as well as sites of historic interest. Microbes from those swab samples will be delivered to the ISS and the growth/behavior of these microbes will be compared with duplicate cultures in Earth-based labs. Additionally, crewmembers will take swap samples on the ISS, which will be analyzed to understand the microbial community present on Station. Leading scientists on this project include Dr. +Jonathan Eisen, Dr. +David Coil, Dr. Jenna Lang, Mr. +Russell Neches, Ms. Wendy Brown, Ms. +Darlene Cavalier and Mr. Mark Severance.

About HEART FLIES

Ohio State University, Stanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and NASA Ames Research Center

The HEART FLIES (Heart Effect Analysis Research Team conducting Fly Investigations and Experiments in Spaceflight) payload will be studying the effects of spaceflight on the function, morphology and gene expression in fruit fly hearts. These results are part of an effort to understand the cardiovascular effects of spaceflight on humans and provide improved countermeasures and treatments for future astronauts. The research is being led by Dr. Peter H. Lee, Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya, Dr. Rolf Bodmer and Dr. Karen OIorr.

April 18

Falcon 9  •  SpaceX CRS 3

Launch time: 1925:22 GMT (3:25:22 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the fifth Dragon spacecraft on the third operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from April 6, Sept. 30, Nov. 11, Dec. 9, Jan. 15, Feb. 11, Feb. 22, March 1, March 16 and March 30. Scrubbed on April 14. See ourMission Status Center. [April 18]

Space!

Ryan