SpaceX is aiming to launch its next Dragon cargo mission no earlier than November 21, due to Hurricane Nicole nearing the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, according to a press release from NASA.
The team plans to continue monitoring the hurricane’s conditions leading up to the planned launch, which will mark the company’s 26th commercial resupply mission once launched.
The mission is set to supply cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), as part of a series of Dragon launches to and from the orbital space center.
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The last Dragon cargo mission crew to return from the ISS, Crew-4, landed back down on Earth last month.
Last week, SpaceX launched a U.S. military mission with the dual side boosters for Falcon Heavy landing successfully for the 150th and 151st recovery of launch boosters.
SpaceX is also targeting the launch of its Starship in early December, according to statements from NASA last month. The launch will use SpaceX’s Super Heavy Booster to propel the reusable, orbital rocket for what will be Starship’s first orbital launch.
Recently, Tesla executive Omead Afshar was spotted working at SpaceX on the Starship project, though it isn’t yet clear if the move is permanent or not.
