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SpaceX Confirms Friday For Next CRS-3 Launch Attempt

Pat Host

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

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SpaceX Confirms Friday For Next CRS-3 Launch Attempt

A Falcon 9 launch in January 2014. Photo: SpaceX.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) confirms Friday for the next launch attempt for its third Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Launch is targeted for 3:25 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the company said in a statement. A rendezvous with ISS is scheduled for Sunday with a grapple of the Dragon capsule at 7:14 a.m. EDT. Monday’s launch was delayed as preflight checks detected a helium valve in the stage separation…

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