At 5:07pm (ET) on June 3, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched the #CRS11 #Falcon9 rocket, carrying a previously flown #Dragon capsule to resupply the International Space Station. This was the 100th launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the first time a previously flown (aka "flight-proven", per Elon Musk) capsule was used as the payload. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
At 5:07pm (ET) on June 3, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched the #CRS11 #Falcon9 rocket, carrying a previously flown #Dragon capsule to resupply the International Space Station. This was the 100th launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the first time a previously flown (aka "flight-proven", per Elon Musk) capsule was used as the payload. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
At 5:07pm (ET) on June 3, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched the #CRS11 #Falcon9 rocket, carrying a previously flown #Dragon capsule to resupply the International Space Station. This was the 100th launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the first time a previously flown (aka "flight-proven", per Elon Musk) capsule was used as the payload. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
Remote/pad camera setup was scheduled very early this (Thursday, June 1) morning. When we arrived at the LC-39A, the #SpaceX #CRS11 #Falcon9 was still horizontal (I was going to try to weave in a "laying down on the job" or "still sleeping" joke here). Although not preferred for framing the remote shot, the horizontal rocket did allow for a cool photo angle. This is a merge (a panorama, technically) of 3 tight shots of the rocket and payload, a "flight proven" Dragon capsule that was originally flown on the CRS-4 mission. You can see people working on the rocket (or maybe the payload), providing some scale, and also the view of the base (including the clamps that hold the rocket in place) is quite amazing. And to tie the shot together, there are porta-potties in the foreground. (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
This sequence shows the #SpaceX #CRS11 #Falcon9 being raised to a vertical position over the course of approximately 20 minutes. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
This is the view looking west from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site at 4:05pm (ET), less than 2 hours from the scheduled launch of the #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket carrying a #Dragon capsule full of supplies for the International Space Station. These storms would bring lightning to the area, eventually resulting in a scrub of the launch. The next attempt to launch is set for Saturday, June 3 at 5:07pm. (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
This is a close-up of the "flight-proven" CRS-11 Dragon capsule. (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)