Dragon is loaded with more than 5,500 pounds of cargo; weather is 40% favorable for the instantaneous launch window at 3:11 a.m. EDT, 7:11 UTC
SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 3 for an instantaneous launch of its seventeenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-17) at 3:11 a.m. EDT, or 7:11 UTC, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about 9 minutes after liftoff and attach to the space station on Sunday, May 5. An instantaneous backup launch opportunity is available on Saturday, May 4 at 2:48 a.m. EDT, or 6:48 UTC
The Dragon spacecraft that will support the CRS-17 mission previously supported the CRS-12 mission in August 2017. Following stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to recover Falcon 9’s first stage on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
You can watch the launch live below, starting approximately fifteminutes before liftoff, and find out more about the mission in the press kit.
