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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) SpaceX will have to wait another day to deliver groceries and an espresso maker to the International Space Station.
Fast-approaching storm clouds prevented the unmanned rocket from blasting off Monday afternoon. The company will try again Tuesday afternoon, but more bad weather is forecast. The odds of acceptable conditions are just 50-50.
SpaceX halted the countdown at the 2-minute mark as a menacing storm system moved into the 11-mile keep-out zone surrounding the Falcon rocket. The company had a single second to get off the ground.
"We were in a race, but we didn't quite make it today," a SpaceX launch commentator said.
The SpaceX supply ship holds more than 4,000 pounds of food, experiments and equipment. Italy provided the specially designed espresso machine for Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, who arrived at the space station last November.
The espresso maker was supposed to fly in January, but ended up on backlog following another company's launch explosion last year. That accident left the space station's pantry a little emptier than NASA would prefer. The space agency is trying to get back toa six-month reserve on food.
Once the cargo ship flies, SpaceX will try to land the leftover booster on an ocean barge. It will be the third such landing attempt for the California company led by billionaire Elon Musk. SpaceX aims to reuse the first-stage boosters that are normally thrown away, to make spaceflight more affordable.
Musk said via Twitter on Monday that he was holding the odds of a successful rocket landing at less than 50 percent. On Sunday, one of his top officers put the odds at 75 percent to possibly 80 percent.
The company failed in January on its first effort to fly a first-stage booster to a platform floating off Florida's east coast and land it vertically. The booster's steering system ran out of hydraulic fluid, and the booster hit too hard and fell off in a fiery explosion. Rough seas forced the February attempt to be called off at the last minute. Sea conditions were much better Monday, and the platform was tweaked in the meantime to be more stable.
The platform is dubbed "Just Read the Instructions." It will remain on location in the Atlantic, off Jacksonville.
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SpaceX's Dragon craft will launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX
SpaceX is launching its sixth commercial resupply mission, called CRS-6, to the International Space Station on Monday. The cargo delivery will refresh science investigations and, as a bonus, serve up some espresso for the caffeine-deprived crew. The ISSpresso, co-developed by the Italian Space Agency, Argotec and Lavazza, can serve espresso, tea, consomme and other hot beverages to the astronauts aboard the space station. The machine will be more than a pleasant diversion, and its use could eventually help improve drug delivery systems on Earth.
The ISSpresso, in development for a few years, is a capsule-based machine designed specifically for the rigors of space. "Today we are in a position to overcome the limits of weightlessness and enjoy a good espresso the indisputable symbol of made-in-Italy products on board the International Space Station,"Giuseppe Lavazza, vice president of the company, said in a statement. Fluids behave quite differently in microgravity, so creating a system that can brew and pour a cup of espresso into a specially designed pouch requires some ingenious engineering and will advance the study of physics and fluid dynamics. The espresso machine was first scheduled to be delivered in 2014, but it was delayed.
"After ISSpresso is physically and electrically connected, a water pouch is installed, and the unit is powered on. In order to utilize the ISSpresso, a NASA standard drink bag is installed, along with a capsule containing the beverage item that the crew member wishes to drink. After the item has been brewed, the used capsule and the drink bagare removed. ISSpresso is then powered off, the water pouch removed. ISSpresso is then disconnected from the UOP, and it is removed and stowed," read NASA'sinstructionsfor the proper usage of the espresso machine.
The ISSpresso machine is part of the Capillary Beverage study to test a new container used aboard the space station. The study could help improve drug delivery systems on Earth, according to NASA. Fittingly, Italian astronautSamantha Cristoforettiwill be among the first astronauts to drink espresso in space.
Another science investigation being delivered to the space station by the Dragon spacecraft could shape the future of television. The Observation and Analysis of Smectic Islands in Space will study the effects of microgravity on liquid crystals -- the same kind used in LCD screens. In addition to improving the quality of television and computer screens, there may one day be an LCD screen built into astronaut helmets.
Another study is titled Fluid Shifts Before, During and After Prolonged Space Flight and Their Association With Intracranial Pressure and Visual Impairment. It will explore how blood and water can move around an astronaut's head in microgravity. Eye health dangers and vision problems are well-known effects of space flight that studies likeFluid Shiftsare trying to solve.
While Dragon is busy flying to the space station, SpaceX will attempt another Falcon 9 rocket landing on an ocean platform. The company is trying to create a reusable rocket and this will be SpaceX's third attempt at landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 on an ocean platform. The first attempt ended with a hard landing and the second attempt was scrubbed due to poor weather.
The SpaceX launch live stream coverage begins at 4:15 p.m. EDT with the launch window beginning at 4:33:15. You can view the broadcast below.
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A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule on final approach to the International Space Station. The company planned to launch its sixth operational resupply flight Monday to deliver nearly 4,400 pounds of supplies and equipment to the lab complex. SpaceX
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Electrically active anvil clouds approaching the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Monday forced SpaceX to order a 24-hour delay for launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with nearly 4,400 pounds of scientific equipment, spare parts, food and other crew supplies -- including an espresso machine -- to the International Space Station.
Liftoff from complex 41, originally planned for 4:33 p.m. EDT (GMT-4), was tentatively reset for 4:10 p.m. Tuesday. But forecasters expect more of the same summer weather, giving SpaceX just a 50-50 chance of acceptable conditions.
Because the propellant demands of a station flight are slightly less than for a commercial satellite launching, SpaceX will make another attempt to land the rocket's first stage on a remotely controlled barge-like platform stationed a few hundred miles east of Jacksonville, Fla.
Earlier landing attempts were only partially successful due to stormy weather and problems with stabilizing fins needed to help control the descent.
But this time around, SpaceX managers are hoping for better results, thanks to improvements in the rocket's descent system and upgrades to the landing ship, named "Just Read The Instructions." A senior SpaceX manager put the odds of success at up to 80 percent, but company founder Elon Musk said that's the expectation by the end of the year.
"Odds of rocket landing successfully today are still less than 50 percent," Musk tweeted Monday. "The 80 percent figure by end of year is only bcs (because) many launches ahead."
Whenever it takes off, the flight plan calls for the Falcon's first stage engines to burn for a little under three minutes to boost the rocket out of the dense lower atmosphere. At that point, the Falcon's single-engine second stage will take over the push to orbit, putting the Dragon cargo capsule into an initially elliptical orbit to set up a three-day rendezvous with the space station.
While the second stage continues the climb to orbit, the first stage will flip around and re-enter the atmosphere, using three rocket firings to reduce its velocity and bring the booster down on the landing barge.If all goes well, the Dragon will reach the space station early Friday, pulling up to within about 30 feet and then standing by while Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, representing the European Space Agency, locks on with the station's robot arm. Ground controllers then will remotely operate the arm to pull the capsule in for berthing at the Earth-facing port of the forward Harmony module.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Mornings are about to improve for the Italian astronaut who's been suffering through instant coffee at the International Space Station since fall. An espresso machine is on the supply capsule scheduled for launch Monday.
SpaceX has a single second at precisely 4:33 p.m. to launch its unmanned cargo ship for NASA from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Forecasters put the odds of acceptable weather at 60 percent, with thick storm clouds the main concern.
Minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will try again to land its leftover booster on an ocean barge.
This will be the company's third attempt to fly a first-stage booster to a platform floating off Florida's east coast and land it vertically. The January effort ended in flames when the booster tumbled off the platform; February's attempt was nixed because of rough seas.
The platform, dubbed "Just Read the Instructions," can hold position better now, thanks to improvements, and the rocket's steering system should have plenty of hydraulic fluid for touchdown. That's why Hans Koenigsmann, a SpaceX vice president, is predicting 75 percent or even 80 percent odds of success this time.
The California company led by billionaire Elon Musk wants to save money by reusing rockets.
"The implications are huge and, of course, in the long term this might change completely how we approach transportation to space," Koenigsmann said.
The specially designed, Italian-made espresso maker is intended for Samantha Cristoforetti, who arrived last November. It was supposed to fly in January, but ended up on backlog following another company's launch explosion last year.
Altogether, the SpaceX capsule, named Dragon, holds more than 4,000 pounds of food, science experiments and equipment.
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The next space station grocery run will carry caffeine to a whole new level: Aboard the SpaceX supply ship is an authentic espresso machine straight from Italy.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its unmanned rocket with the espresso maker - and 4,000 pounds of food, science research and other equipment - Monday afternoon.
The experimental espresso machine is intended for International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy. It was supposed to arrive in January, shortly after her arrival, so she could get some relief from the station's instant coffee. But it ended up on the back burner after a station shipment from Virginia was lost in a launch explosion.
The espresso maker is dubbed ISSpresso - ISS standing for International Space Station. Italian coffee giant Lavazza joined forces with the Turin-based engineering company Argotec and the Italian Space Agency to provide a specially designed machine for use off the planet. NASA certified its safety.
NASA's space station program deputy manager, Dan Hartman, said it's all part of making astronauts feel at home as they spend months - and even up to a year - in orbit. Already, Mission Control gives astronauts full access to email, phone calls, private video hookups, and live news and sports broadcasts.
"The psychological support is very, very important," Hartman told reporters Sunday. "If an espresso machine comes back and we get a lot of great comments from the crew ... It's kind of like the ice cream thing, right, when we fly ice cream every now and then. It's just to boost spirits. Maybe some rough day, a scoop of ice cream gets them over that hump kind of thing."
The SpaceX Dragon supply ship also holds experiments for NASA's one-year space station resident Scott Kelly, who moved in a couple weeks ago. Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko also will remain on board until March 2016.
This will be the California-based SpaceX company's seventh station supply run since 2012, all from Cape Canaveral.
For the third time, SpaceX will attempt to land its leftover booster vertically on an ocean barge. Both previous tests failed.
Improvements to the first-stage booster and floating platform - based on lessons learned from the January and February attempts - should boost the odds of success this time to 75 percent or maybe 80 percent, said Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of mission assurance for SpaceX.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The next space station grocery run will carry caffeine to a whole new level: Aboard the SpaceX supply ship is an authentic espresso machine straight from Italy.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its unmanned rocket with the espresso maker and 4,000 pounds of food, science research and other equipment Monday afternoon.
The experimental espresso machine is intended for International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy. It was supposed to arrive in January, shortly after her arrival. It ended up on the back burner after a station shipment from Virginia was lost in a launch explosion.
The espresso maker is dubbed ISSpresso ISS standing for International Space Station. Italian coffee giant Lavazza joined forces with the Turin-based engineering company Argotec and the Italian Space Agency to provide a specially designed machine for use off the planet. NASA certified its safety.
For the third time, SpaceX will attempt to land its leftover booster vertically on an ocean barge. Both previous tests failed.
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This undated product image made from video provided by Lavazza shows a prototype of Lavazza and Argotec's "ISSpresso" machine. The final version will be the first real Italian espresso machine on The International Space Station. On Monday, April 13, 2015, a version of the coffee maker is scheduled for launch to the International Space Station aboard a supply capsule. (AP Photo/Lavazza)(The Associated Press)
This undated product image provided by Lavazza, shows a prototype of Lavazza and Argotec's "ISSpresso" machine. The final version will be the first real Italian espresso machine on The International Space Station. On Monday, April 13, 2015, a version of the coffee maker is scheduled for launch to the International Space Station aboard a supply capsule. (AP Photo/Lavazza)(The Associated Press)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The next space station grocery run will carry caffeine to a whole new level: Aboard the SpaceX supply ship is an authentic espresso machine straight from Italy.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its unmanned rocket with the espresso maker and 4,000 pounds of food and other equipment Monday afternoon. Forecasters put the weather odds at 60 percent.
The experimental espresso machine is intended for International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy. It was supposed to arrive in January, shortly after her arrival, so she could get some relief from the station's instant coffee. But it ended up on the back burner after a station shipment was lost in a launch explosion.
For the third time, SpaceX will attempt to land its leftover booster on an ocean barge.
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