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NASA Targets Next SpaceX Dragon Cargo Flight to ISS by July 16


The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship will depart for the International Space Station no earlier than July 16, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a statement soliciting media accreditation.

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The unmanned craft’s ninth mission will deliver equipment and suppliers, including the first of two international adapters to allow for future dockings by Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft missions transporting astronauts.
The next SpaceX commercial cargo resupply services mission to the International Space Station [ISS] targeted for launch no earlier than approximately 1:32 a.m. EDT [05:32 GMT] Saturday, July 16," NASA said Monday.
The space freighter will take off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida atop the private SpaceX company's Falcon 9 rocket.


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