Falcon 9 Failure Strains ISS, But Doesn’t Break It

Credit: Carleton Bailie/AW&ST
Operations on the International Space Station can continue for now without major upset in the wake of Sunday’s failure of a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon capsule crammed with supplies and equipment, but the program will have to make significant adjustments to accommodate the loss. Gwen Shotwell...

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