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    Favorable weather predicted for US SpaceX’s CRS-18 launch

    SpaceX and NASA are targetting 6.24 pm on Wednesday for the launch of CRS-18 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft will reach the International Space Station on Friday.

    Favorable weather predicted for US SpaceX’s CRS-18 launch
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    SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, Florida, April 2, 2018. Source: NASA

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    Meteorologists in US Airforce have predicted a 30% chance of favorable weather for the launch of Dragon spacecraft - SpaceX’s 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission from Florida to the International Space Station.

    With respect to this, NASA tweeted, “Forecasters with the @45thSpaceWing predict a 30% chance of favorable weather for tomorrow’s 6:24pm ET launch of @SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.” 

    SpaceX and NASA are targetting 6.24 pm on Wednesday for the launch of CRS-18 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft will reach the International Space Station on Friday. 

    The spacecraft is filled with commercial re-supplies of about 5,500 pounds of science, cargo and crew supplies for the microgravity laboratory.

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