"SpaceX's 30th Resupply Mission Marks Milestone with New Access Tower at SLC-40"

SpaceX's upcoming 30th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station will mark the first use of a new access tower at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Florida, allowing a Dragon 2 capsule to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, CRS-30, is scheduled for Thursday, March 21 and will carry over 6,000 pounds of payloads, including food, supplies, and equipment for the ISS crew, as well as more than 40 science investigations. The new access arm will enable late-loading of supplies, and the mission will also validate the tower for future crewed flights. Additionally, the payloads include experiments involving Astrobee robots, plant metabolism in space, sea ice and wave height measurement, nanoparticle solar cells, and more.