Spectators The launch of SpaceX Friday morning from the Cape Canaveral Air Station will likely a visual mess since the rocket is on the horizon and crosses the dawn.

SpaceX and NASA managers confirmed Thursday that the teams were still aiming for 5: 42 hours to launch a Falcon 9 rocket and a Dragon capsule packaged with nearly 6,000 pounds of cargo, supplies and scientific experiments aimed at the International Space Station. The sunrise will not take place until 6:28, but the rocket and its escape should be illuminated by sunlight on the horizon just after takeoff.

Air Force forecasters confirmed that the conditions at Launch Complex 40 will likely be The Falcon 9 used for the mission, known as Commercial Resupply Services 15 or CRS-15, had already launched the TESS spacecraft of NASA in April. The launch of Friday will mark his last flight before it is rejected in the Atlantic Ocean, so no landing will be attempted. Dubbed B1045, the Booster is the latest version of Falcon 9 in Block 4 that is flying – after CRS-15, all future SpaceX missions will receive enhanced Block 5 boosters, the first of which was launched in May.

Our coverage covers three parts:

Coverage begins at 4:30 am Friday at FloridaToday.com/Space/ and will present in-depth coverage, photos, graphics and more. You can ask questions to the team and start a conversation. We will host live video of NASA and SpaceX

Central Florida

If you are under clear skies, you can watch the east coast of the state to spot the launch of Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral.

If you go out for the launch, bring your smartphone and stay tuned for live updates. The coverage is available at FloridaToday.com/Space/ in your mobile browser or in the application LAUNCH 321.

Contact Emre Kelly at [email protected] or at 321-242-3715. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook on @EmreKelly.

Have you tried 321 LAUNCH?

Thanks to advanced augmented reality technology, or the superposition of digital objects on the real world made possible by mobile cameras, spaceflight now fits in your pocket. Explore launch pads, rockets and live launches directly on your smartphone

Find the free 321 LAUNCH app in the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android.

Version 1.1 of the application now supports the Atlas United Launch Alliance V rocket in all its configurations. If you already have the application, be sure to update it to the latest version

System Requirements List:

Apple: iPhone 6S or newer; Fifth generation iPad (2017) or newer. All require iOS 11 and later.

The AR features of Android are limited to specific models running Nougat 7.0 and later. View complete list on developers.google.com/ar/discover/

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