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NASA and SpaceX targeting Dec. 19 for next Space Station Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral launch pad 40 is slated to launch on Dec. 19, 2014 on the CRS-5 mission. Credit: Ken Kremer – kenkremer.com
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Dec. 19 as the launch date for the next unmanned cargo run to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract.
The fifth SpaceX cargo mission was postponed from Dec. 16 to Dec. 19 to “allow SpaceX to take extra time to ensure they do everything possible on the ground to prepare for a successful launch,” according to a statement from NASA.(…)
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Post tags: Antares rocket explosion, commercial cargo, commercial resupply services (CRS), CRS, Falcon 9, Falcon 9 v.1.1, International Space Station (ISS), ISS, SpaceX, SpaceX CRS-5
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/116784/nasa-and-spacex-targeting-dec-19-for-next-space-station-launch/
