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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Free
SpaceX Dragon: Live coverage of the rendezvous with the International Space Station.
10:30 AM until docking, Moving Beyond Earth gallery 113
The Moving Beyond Earth gallery will present live NASA-TV coverage of the SpaceX Dragon capsule as it attempts its historic docking with the International Space Station.
Starting at 10:30 am, senior curator Roger Launius will present video of last Tuesday's launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, carrying a Dragon capsule with more than 2,000 pounds of supplies for the ISS. Dr. Launius will discuss the significance of this mission as the first commercial spaceflight to dock with the ISS.
The docking is expected to occur at approximately 11 am. Please join us!
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