Friday 29 July 2016

SpaceX receives order for second manned mission



SpaceX has been awarded a second post-certification mission order for its Crew Dragonmanned spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA says that the new contract, which could lead to as many as six flights, will put the United States back into the manned spaceflight game and free US crews to spend more time on scientific research.

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