Leaders spoke as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and its Falcon 9 rocket were being prepared for launch.

In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders spoke to members of the news media as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and its Falcon 9 rocket were being prepared for launch. From left are: Mike Curie of NASA Public Affairs, Mike Suffredini, NASA International Space Station program manager, Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX vice president of Mission Assurance, and Maj. Perry Sweat, U.S. Air Force’s 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett