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    SpaceX Details Helium Leak

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on the launch pad

    SpaceX released some of the details about the helium leak in the Falcon 9 rocket that scrubbed Monday’s launch attempt of the SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Here is what the company said: “During Monday’s launch attempt, preflight checks detected that a helium valve in the stage separation pneumatic system was …

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    SpaceX Selects Friday for Launch, Saturday Backup

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on the launch pad

    The International Space Station Program and SpaceX have selected Friday, April 18 for the next launch attempt for the Falcon 9 rocket to send the Dragon cargo craft on the company’s third commercial resupply mission to the space station. Launch is scheduled for 3:25 p.m. EDT. The NASA Launch Blog and NASA TV coverage will …

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    Forecast 40 Percent Go If Friday Launch Attempted

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on the launch pad

    If NASA and SpaceX officials decide to attempt to launch SpaceX-3 to the International Space Station on Friday, there is a 40 percent chance of favorable weather. The Air Force 45th Weather Squadron issued its L-3 forecast, which predicts a chance of showers and thunderstorms that could result in violating the Thick Cloud, Lightning and …

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    SpaceX Launch Scrubbed

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on the launch pad

    SpaceX’s launch to the International Space Station was scrubbed today due to a helium leak on the Falcon 9 first stage. The next launch opportunity would be Friday, April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT if the issue can be resolved.

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    Time-lapse Video of SpaceX-3 Lift

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on the launch pad

    SpaceX posted this video of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft being lifted into vertical position at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ahead of today’s launch.

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    SpaceX-3 in Launch Position

    SpaceX released this photo today of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft standing on the pad at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon is loaded with about 5,000 pounds of equipment, science experiments and supplies bound for the International Space Station and its crew of six astronauts.

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    Launch Day Dawns for SpaceX-3

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on the launch pad

    Good morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida! The sun has risen on launch day for the SpaceX-3 mission which remains on schedule for liftoff at 4:58 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station adjacent to Kennedy. The weather forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of acceptable conditions this afternoon at launch time. …

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    Mission Managers Give ‘Go’ for SpaceX-3 Launch

    International Space Station Program officials, the international partners and representatives of SpaceX agreed Sunday to proceed with Monday’s scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo craft on the company’s third commercial resupply mission to the orbital laboratory. After a series of meetings and reviews of procedures, flight controllers, engineers and …

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    Launch Preps Continue as Teams Evaluate Backup MDM

    International Space Station Program officials and representatives of SpaceX decided Saturday to continue preparations for the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon cargo craft to the space station Monday from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., despite the failure Friday of a backup computer component that provides …

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    Forecast: 70 Percent Chance of Acceptable Conditions for Launch

    Air Force weather forecasters said there is a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions Monday afternoon for the 4:58 p.m. EDT launch of the SpaceX-3 mission. The concern is that thick clouds will develop during the afternoon as the countdown winds toward liftoff. If the launch is scrubbed Monday, the next opportunity will come Friday, …

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