Wing reservists supported the successful launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule from Space Launch Complex 40 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 4:47 a.m Jan. 10..
The Dragon capsule contains supplies bound for the International Space Station, which is orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth’s surface. The cargo includes research materials and scientific experiments, as well as food.
Also onboard is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS), “…a laser instrument designed to measure clouds and the location and distribution of pollution, dust, smoke and other particles in the atmosphere,” according to the Kennedy Space Center website.
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