{"id":52836,"date":"2019-06-04T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-446447"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:18:25","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-18th-spacex-cargo-launch-to-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-18th-spacex-cargo-launch-to-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to 18th SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo module lifts off Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/40831592363_dd50b47a90_k.jpg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo module lifts off Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in the early morning May 4, 2019. Liftoff was at 2:48 a.m. EDT, carrying the 17th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of NASA supplies, equipment and science investigations to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch in July on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida. This will be the company\u2019s 18th mission under NASA\u2019s Commercial Resupply Services contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center and neighboring CCAFS. Credentialing deadlines are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 4:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, June 9, for access to CCAFS or by 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30, for access to Kennedy media activities only.<\/li><li>U.S. media must apply by 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All media accreditation requests should be submitted online at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/media.ksc.nasa.gov\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about accreditation, please email <a href=\"mailto:ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov\">ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. For other questions, contact Kennedy\u2019s newsroom at 321-867-2468.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and enables research not possible on Earth. The space station has been occupied continuously since November 2000. In that time, more than 230 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft have visited the orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The space station remains the springboard to NASA\u2019s next great leap in exploration, including missions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\">Moon by 2024 and on to Mars<\/a>. Space station research also provides opportunities for other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research that leads to new technologies, medical treatments, and products that improve life on Earth.<br>\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For launch countdown coverage, NASA\u2019s launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacex\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Joshua Finch<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov\">joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mary MacLaughlin<br \/>\nKennedy Space Center, Fla.<br \/>\n321-867-2468<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mary.maclaughlin@nasa.gov\">mary.maclaughlin@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of NASA supplies, equipment and science investigations to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch in July on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida. 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