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SpaceX launches Dragon cargo capsule to space station.

SpaceX launched its 28th cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA on Monday (June 5) after a two-day weather delay.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the orbiting lab on Monday at 11:47 a.m. EDT (1547 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Nine minutes later, the Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth for a pinpoint touchdown on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed off the Florida coast. It was the fifth liftoff and landing for this particular booster, SpaceX said in a mission description.

The Falcon 9 upper stage deployed the uncrewed Dragon capsule in low Earth orbit as planned about 12 minutes after liftoff. 

The spacecraft will now make an 18-hour trek to the International Space Station (ISS), with docking scheduled for Tuesday (June 6) at 5:50 a.m. EDT (0950 GMT). 

Source: www.space.com

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