NASA Advisors Warming To SpaceX Plan To Load Crew Then Fuel Booster

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Years ago, SpaceX, one of two U.S. companies hired by NASA to fly crew to the International Space Station (ISS), unveiled plans to fuel its rocket after astronauts are aboard, sparking a chorus of warnings from safety experts concerned that the practice, known as “load and go,” would pose...

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