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CRS-27 (Falcon 9) 14 March 2023 |
Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 27th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-27) mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 8:30 p.m. on 14 March 2023. CRS-27 is the third flight for this Dragon spacecraft, which previously flew CRS-22 and CRS-24 to the space station. This is the seventh flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. |
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EXCERPTS FROM NASA CRS-27 MEDIA RELEASES |
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Image Credit: NASA |
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| NASA’s SpaceX CRS-27 Mission Overview SpaceX’s 27th contracted commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 6,000 pounds of scientific research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the orbiting laboratory and its crew. This is the seventh mission under SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS) contract with NASA. |
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SPACEX CRS-27 MISSION PATCH |
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Image Credit: SpaceX |
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