SpaceXSpaceX has successfully launched a cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, carrying 2,600 kilograms of supplies and experiments for the astronauts on board the station. After reaching orbit the spacecraft will take several days to reach the station, arriving on December 7, as part of the CRS-19 mission. SpaceX’s next cargo mission for NASA will be the CRS-20 mission, currently scheduled to launch in March 2020. Today’s launch was SpaceX’s 12th mission so far of 2019, and their third Dragon cargo mission of the year. It is also the 24th ever launch of a Dragon spacecraft, and the 76th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket.

Source: Forbes December 05, 2019 17:37 UTC