{"id":269000,"date":"2025-08-19T06:50:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=ebe74a68b89203de170b37e6f23e19f7"},"modified":"2025-08-19T06:50:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:50:17","slug":"nasa-sets-coverage-for-spacex-33rd-station-resupply-launch-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=269000","title":{"rendered":"NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 21, 2025, on the company\u2019s 32nd commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 4:15 a.m. EDT. <\/div>\n
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NASA and SpaceX are targeting 2:45 a.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 24, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA.<\/p>\n

Filled with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Dragon will dock autonomously about 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, to the forward port of the space station\u2019s Harmony module.<\/p>\n

Watch agency launch and arrival coverage on NASA+<\/a>, Netflix<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a>, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content<\/a> through a variety of platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n

In addition to food, supplies, and equipment for the crew, Dragon will deliver several experiments, including bone-forming stem cells<\/a> for studying bone loss prevention and materials to 3D print medical implants<\/a> that could advance treatments for nerve damage on Earth. Dragon also will deliver bioprinted liver tissue<\/a> to study blood vessel development in microgravity and supplies to 3D print metal cubes<\/a> in space. Research conducted aboard the space station advances future space exploration \u2013 including Artemis missions to the Moon and astronaut missions Mars \u2013 and provides multiple benefits to humanity.<\/p>\n

In addition, Dragon will perform a reboost demonstration of station to maintain its current altitude. The hardware, located in the trunk of Dragon, contains an independent propellant system separate from the spacecraft to fuel two Draco engines using existing hardware and propellant system design. The boost kit will demonstrate the capability to help sustain the orbiting lab\u2019s altitude starting in September with a series of burns planned periodically throughout the fall of 2025. During NASA\u2019s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, the Dragon spacecraft performed its first demonstration<\/a> of these capabilities on Nov. 8, 2024.<\/p>\n

The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until December when it will depart and return to Earth with research and cargo, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Aug. 19:<\/strong>
1 p.m. \u2013 International Space Station National Laboratory Science Webinar with the following participants:<\/p>\n