Wednesday, May 16, 2012

#Falcon 9 rocket with a #Dragon capsule Space X ready to launch flight to ISS on Saturday

skm rahaman

8:08 PM  -  Public
Philip Plait originally shared this post:
Space X ready to launch flight to ISS on Saturday

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/14/space-x-set-to-launch-on-saturday-may-19/

On May 19, if all goes well, +SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon capsule atop it to the international Space Station. This is the first time an entirely commercial company will fly to ISS, and - without exaggeration - this may usher in a new age of private space exploration.

The launch is set for 08:55 UTC (04:55 EDT), Saturday, May 19, with a backup date of May 22.
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