NASA, SpaceX set July date for Florida launch delivering supplies, research to space station

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-July for a commercial resupply launch to the International Space Station.

This is the 25th resupply mission targeted no earlier than July 14 from Kennedy Space Center.

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NASA said SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will deliver equipment, science investigations and a new climate research investigation.

“Experiments aboard the Dragon capsule include studies of the immune system, wound healing, soil communities, and cell-free biomarkers, along with mapping the composition of Earth’s dust and testing an alternative to concrete,” NASA said in a blog.

The launch was originally set for June 10, but it was pushed back due to ongoing Dragon spacecraft inspections and repairs.