Private Space Race: 2 Commercial Spaceships Now Available for Space Station Deliveries
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
Two private American companies are now responsible for hauling cargo to the International Space Station for NASA. Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft attached to the orbiting laboratory today by 8:44 a.m. EDT (1244 GMT), a first for the cargo ship.
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