Space X and NASA launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft Thursday evening to the International Space Station at 7:44 pm CDT. Dragon carries more than 5,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo to the space station.
Launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this is the 25th commercial resupply mission for NASA and SpaceX. Dragon is set to dock autonomously to the ISS Saturday, July 16 at 10:20 am CDT and remain at the station for about a month.
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This article was previously published by Michael Galindo on ChicagoNow.
