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SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon CRS-6 set for April 13 Launch to ISS and Historic Landing Attempt
Infographic shows how SpaceX Falcon 9 will fly back to Earth after next launch on CRS-6 mission to ISS. Credit: SpaceX
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Now just a day away, all systems are “GO” for blastoff of the next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon CRS-6 cargo capsule on Monday, April 13, on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and a historic attempt to soft land the booster first stage on a barge in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of miles offshore from the US eastern seaboard.
The Dragon capsule has already been loaded with most of the cargo bound for the space station and was mated to the Falcon 9 booster earlier this week.
In advance of the Mondays launch attempt, SpaceX engineers successfully completely the practice countdown dress rehearsal and required static fire engine test this afternoon, Saturday, April 11, to (…)
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Post tags: 1 Year ISS mission, commercial resupply services (CRS), CRS, CRS-5, crs-6, Dragon capsule, expedition 43, Falcon 9, falcon 9 recovery, ISS, KSC, KSC Press Site, NASA, SLC-40, SpaceX CRS-6
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