NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 30th Resupply Launch to Space Station – NASA

Editors note: This advisory was updated Feb. 14, 2024, to remove and add new information about the NASA and partner science flying aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.

Media accreditation is open at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida for SpaceXs 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-30) mission to the International Space Station for the agency.

Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft on the companys Falcon 9 rocket is targeted no earlier than mid-March from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at NASA Kennedy. Attendance for this launch is open to U.S. citizens. The application deadline for U.S. media is 11:59 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 27.

All accreditation requests should be submitted online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

Credentialed media will receive a confirmation email upon approval. NASAs media accreditation policy is online. For questions about accreditation, or to request special logistical needs, please email ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. For other questions, please contact Kennedys newsroom at: 321-867-2468.

Para obtener informacin sobre cobertura en espaol en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitor entrevistas en espaol, comunquese con Antonia Jaramillo o Messod Bendayan a: antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov o messod.c.bendayan@nasa.gov.

SpaceXs Dragon will deliver new science investigations, food, supplies, and equipment to the international crew. NASA and partner research flying aboard the CRS-30 mission includes a look at plant metabolism in space and a set of new sensors for free-flying Astrobee robots to provide 3D mapping capabilities. Other studies include a fluid physics study that could benefit solar cell technology and a university project from CSA (Canadian Space Agency) that will monitor sea ice and ocean conditions.

Commercial resupply by U.S. companies significantly increases NASAs ability to conduct more investigations aboard the orbiting laboratory. These investigations lead to new technologies, medical treatments, and products that improve life on Earth. Other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions can also conduct microgravity research through the agencys partnership with the International Space Station National Laboratory.

Humans have occupied the space station continuously since November 2000. In that time, 276 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft have visited the orbital outpost. It remains the springboard to NASAs next great leap in exploration, including future missions to the Moon under Artemis, and ultimately, human exploration of Mars.

For more information about commercial resupply missions, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialresupply

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Josh Finch / Claire OShea Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov / claire.a.oshea@nasa.gov

Stephanie Plucinsky / Steven Siceloff Kennedy Space Center, Florida 321-876-2468 stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov / steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov

Sandra Jones Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov

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