Commercial Spaceflight Gets A Start Date
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
With the setting of a Feb. 7 launch date for the first commercial spacecraft to attempt a linkup with the International Space Station, NASA managers hope to launch a new economy in low Earth orbit (LEO) as well. If Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) succeeds in berthing its Dragon cargo...
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