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CATS in Dragon’s Trunk Promises New Era in ISS Based Observation

CATS in Dragon’s Trunk Promises New Era in ISS Based Observation

CATS Graphic: Image Credit GSFC When SpaceX made its first launch to ISS in May of 2012 as part of the history making COTS 2/3 mission, the cargo consisted almost entirely of low value, non-essential items, and for obvious reasons. Six launches later, and for the moment the only US spacecraft supplying the ISS in […]

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Update: Weather Permitting, SpaceX is (Still) Ready to Launch Dragon to ISS

Update: Weather Permitting, SpaceX is (Still) Ready to Launch Dragon to ISS

Update: If you happened to watch even a moment of the USF-UConn game Friday night, it was clear that an awful lot of rain was falling on Central Florida.  And in this case it stretched from the Gulf to the Atlantic coasts, including of of course, Cape Canaveral. When it became evident that a weather […]

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