CRS-13 launch operations seen from orbit as SLC-40 is reactivated. For the first time in over a year and a half, launch operations are once again taking place at Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40. SpaceX is preparing to launch their fourth and final resupply mission of 2017 to the International Space Station Friday, December 15 at 10:33am EST. The mission, which as originally scheduled to launch Tuesday, will carry nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments to the Expedition 53 crew. DigitalGlobe’s GeoEye1 satellite captured the Falcon 9 rocket with Dragon spacecraft horizontal at LC-40 on December 12 undergoing final checkouts before being raised vertical for Tuesday’s launch attempt. Check out our archived coverage of previous Falcon 9 vehicles and other rockets photographed from space by Earth imaging satellites by clicking here.
