Sunday, May 6, 2012

1st private cargo run to space station now May 19

May 6, 2012
(AP) -- A private U.S. company has set a new date for launching a cargo ship to the International Space Station.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX, said Friday it was now aiming for a May 19 liftoff of its Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule. It will be the first commercial cargo run to the space station.

MORE: http://phys.org/news/2012-05-1st-private-cargo-space-station.html

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