The future of Private Space Vehicles in the balance tomorrow

[Lost Cause]

A private unmanned space capsule designed to ferry cargo to the International Space Station is all set for a key demonstration flight tomorrow (Dec. 7).

The Dragon space capsule built by the California company Space Explorations Technologies (SpaceX) is poised to launch from a seaside pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida during a nearly 3 1/2-hour launch window that opens tomorrow at about 9 a.m.

The launch will test the spacecraft SpaceX plans to use to fulfill a $1.6 billion contract with NASA for 12 resupply flights after the agency's space shuttle fleet retires next year.

http://www******.com/missionlaunches/spacex-dragon-space-capsule-ready-101206.html

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[rosco rathbone]

Hopefully they'll have better luck than the Russkies, who launched their new GPS system into the Pacific this weekend.

 

[koalabear]

No doubt the muslims will take the lead in private space missions.