NASA Holds Pre-launch Briefing at Historic Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center

On Feb. 17, NASA held a briefing in front of SpaceX’s Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will lift off on top of the company's Falcon 9 rocket, no earlier than 10:01 a.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 18 from the historic pad. It will be the first launch from pad 39A since the last space shuttle mission in July 2011. It will also be the first commercial launch from Kennedy and highlights the center’s transition to a multi-user spaceport, supporting government and commercial aerospace activities. The Dragon will deliver almost 5,500 pounds of experiments, hardware and supplies to the space station.