Test Flight

NASA announces first private spacecraft flight

Houston: US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the launch date for the first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, which will test a vehicle intended to carry cargo and eventually crew to orbit represents an important step for the burgeoning private space industry, experts say. SpaceX is going to send its unmanned space capsule Dragon to rendezvous...

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