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SpaceX Dragon Launch To ISS Set For April 30th

Posted by Unknown on from the where-no-government-succeeded-before dept.

Spy Handler writes "NASA announced today a tentative April 30th date for SpaceX launch to the International Space Station on an unmanned cargo mission. 'Everything looks good as we head toward the April 30 launch date,' said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations. If successful, SpaceX will become the first private company to launch a space vehicle and dock with the ISS."

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  1. Re:Most Excellent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Another right winger claiming that all will be well because fully funded charity work will step in where governments fail to operate; apparently they think that the rich will donate more if taxed less and that the poor should don't pay enough.