FOX News: NASA and SpaceX announce first contracted US cargo resupply flight to space station

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NASA and SpaceX announce first contracted US cargo resupply flight to space station Sep 21st 2012, 10:14 Published September 21, 2012 FoxNews.com NASA and SpaceX have set a date for the Dragon capsule's first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station after the privately run space transport company's first successful trip to the space station in May. The Dragon will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on October 7, with a backup opportunity on Oct. 8. The launch will be the first of 12 contracted flights by SpaceX to resupply the space station.  "SpaceX services under the CRS contract will restore an American capability to deliver and return significant amounts of cargo, including science experiments, to the orbiting laboratory: a feat not achievable since the retirement of the space shuttle," NASA said in a press release.  The Dragon will carry about 1,000 pounds of supplies, including critical materials to support the 166 investigations planned for the station's crew, including 63 new investigations.

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