SpaceX is targeting next week for the Space Coast’s next rocket launch, a mission slated to deliver thousands of pounds of cargo and science experiments to the International Space Station, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
The launch window is instantaneous, meaning it has to launch at 11:50 p.m. or delay to another day.
Moving forward, SpaceX will start flying to the space station with Dragon 2, a platform being used for cargo-only trips as well as crewed missions with astronauts.
The new spacecraft look similar, but Cargo Dragon 2 lacks windows that astronauts would need.
Crew Dragon, meanwhile, is slated to launch American astronauts from Kennedy Space Center sometime in the second quarter of this year.