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Weather Forecast 60 Percent ‘Go’ for Monday’s SpaceX Launch

By  //  April 11, 2015

Liftoff Scheduled for 4:33 p.m. Monday From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

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Meteorologists predict a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions Monday for the launch of the CRS-6 mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon spacecraft carrying experiments, equipment and supplies to the International Space Station where astronauts will use the materials to continue their cutting edge research off the Earth, for the Earth. (Space.com Image)

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Meteorologists predict a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions Monday for the launch of the CRS-6 mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The Dragon spacecraft carries experiments, equipment and supplies to the International Space Station where astronauts will use the materials to continue their cutting edge research off the Earth, for the Earth.

Since we’re still a few days from launch, there’s enough time to get all the details about the mission with the CRS-6 Press Kit.

Countdown milestones, the path the Dragon will take to the reach the station and the vital research projects being carried are but a few of the interesting facts available in the press kit.

Liftoff is scheduled for 4:33 p.m. EDT Monday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.