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Hi, I'm NASA Kennedy's Alicia Ortiz

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taking you inside KSC.

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NASA and SpaceX are preparing for the company's
next commercial resupply mission

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to the International Space Station. The flight,
called SpaceX CRS-9, will carry nearly

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4,900 pounds of supplies and science to the
orbiting laboratory. It's also delivering an

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International Docking Adapter that will serve
as a port for future visiting spacecraft,

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including the Commercial Crew spacecraft that
will bring astronauts to the station.

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Liftoff is slated for Monday morning, July
18 at 12:45 a.m. Eastern time.

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Employees gathered to celebrate Kennedy's
innovators during Tuesday's KickStart

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Showcase. The all-day event began with plaques
presented to each employee listed on

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a patent within the past few years.

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The Showcase featured winners from every year
since the KickStart competition began

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in 2012.

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The KickStart Showcase and KickStart competition
are part of Kennedy's annual

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Innovation Expo, which highlights new technologies
in development at the space center.