{"id":15368,"date":"2016-07-17T22:10:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T14:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-falcon-9-rocket-lifted-vertical-for-cargo-launch\/"},"modified":"2016-07-17T22:10:46","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T14:10:46","slug":"photos-falcon-9-rocket-lifted-vertical-for-cargo-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-falcon-9-rocket-lifted-vertical-for-cargo-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Falcon 9 rocket lifted vertical for cargo launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX installed time-sensitive cargo into the pressurized cabin of a Dragon resupply capsule Sunday in the final hours before liftoff with nearly 2.5 tons of experiments and a critical docking system to welcome piloted commercial spaceships to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>Using a pristine, climate-controlled access port, SpaceX technicians added the \u201clate load\u201d cargo into the Dragon spacecraft while the Falcon 9 rocket sat horizontally at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad.<\/p>\n<p>The ground crew then erected the 213-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket vertical at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad just after 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) for final preflight checks and fueling.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16939\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16939\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1739.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1739.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1739-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Isis Valencia\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16938\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16938\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1744.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1744.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1744-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Isis Valencia\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16937\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16937\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1748.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1748.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1748-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Isis Valencia\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16935\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16935\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1752.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now\" width=\"675\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1752.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1752-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Isis Valencia\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16934\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16934\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1759.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now\" width=\"675\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1759.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1759-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Isis Valencia\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16933\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16933\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1763.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now\" width=\"675\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1763.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_1763-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Isis Valencia\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX installed time-sensitive cargo into the pressurized cabin of a Dragon resupply capsule Sunday in the final hours before liftoff with nearly 2.5 tons of experiments and a critical docking system to welcome piloted commercial spaceships to the International Space Station. 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