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Saturday, December 10, 2011

NASA SETS DATE FOR DRAGON'S SPACE STATION DEBUT

Dragon-dock

A spaceship developed by privately owned Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is scheduled for launch Feb. 7 on an unprecedented mission to the International Space Station

The U.S. space agency has been working with two firms -- SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corp -- to develop cargo ships that can ferry supplies to the space station, following the retirement of the space shuttles this summer.

SpaceX debuted its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule during a two-orbit mission last December. It now has the green light from NASA to combine its next two demonstration missions into a single flight and berth at the space station, if all goes as planned during the flight.

Read More: http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-sets-date-for-dragons-space-station-debut-111209.html

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