Tonight watch a DRAGON chase after CATS
NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol Transport System, or CATS 
launched Jan 6, 2015 for International Space Station (ISS) from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
TONIGHT (actually early tomorrow morning) Saturday, Jan. 10 at approximately 4:47 a.m. Eastern time, the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to send the unpiloted DRAGON cargo ship to the International Space Station.
“SpaceX will make its next attempt to launch the Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida to send the unpiloted DRAGON cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, Jan. 10. Launch time is approximately 4:47 a.m. Eastern time. NASA TV coverage will begin at 3:30 a.m. Eastern time.
A launch on Saturday would result in Dragon arriving at the station for its grapple on Monday, Jan. 12 at approximately 6 a.m. Eastern time.” …
posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) on January 7, 2015 by NASA. [https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2015/01/07/next-spacex-launch-attempt-saturday-jan-10/ ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“CATS – Mission Overview
NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol Transport System, or CATS, is a lidar remote-sensing instrument that will extend profile measurements of atmospheric aerosols and clouds from the International Space Station (ISS). The CATS payload will improve our understanding of aerosol and cloud properties and interactions, as well as improve climate change models. CATS is specifically intended to demonstrate a low-cost, streamlined approach to developing ISS science payloads. “ from www.nasa.gov
To learn more about CATS check out:
http://www.nasa.gov/content/cloud-aerosol-transport-system/#.VLCvvivF-Sr
While there poke around the NASA site for more info on the DRAGON cargo ship and other terrific NASA programs.
And if you want to play games while waiting for the spaceship lift off, check out the NASA for KIDS link on the left.
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