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Weather conditions are favourable: everything is ready for SpaceX Falcon 9 launch

Cape Canaveral , USA - The Dragon spacecraft will deliver 544 kg of supplies to the ISS

According to the figures released by NASA, the American space agency, the weather forecast is now 80% favorable for liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft at 10:10 am EST (5:10 pm GMT/UTC) on Friday 1 March 2013 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. There is only a slight possibility of thick clouds and winds at launch time. The space...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1150176
Rome, Italy, 02/28/2013 18:21
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