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SpaceX Sets April 8 For Next Dragon Launch

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-sister's-birthday dept.

schwit1 writes: SpaceX has scheduled April 8 for the next Falcon 9 launch, set to carry its first Dragon capsule since the launch failure last year. Though this is the most important news contained by the article, its focus is instead on the various preparations that SpaceX is doing at its Texas test facility to prepare for this launch as well as the increased launch rate required for the company to catch up on its schedule. Note that the Dragon launch will also be significant in that it will be carrying Bigelow's inflatable test module for ISS, built for only $17 million in less than two years. NASA, ESA, or JAXA would have required at least half a billion and several years to have accomplished the same.

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  1. Re: Dear Stupid Atheist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Call them what you like. They are untermensch, and always will be.