KSC-2014-2105
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 the SpaceX-3 mission to the International Space Station was postponed due to a helium leak on the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage. The next launch opportunity would be Friday, April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT if the issue can be resolved. Scheduled to be launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the Dragon spacecraft will be marking its fourth trip to the space station. The SpaceX-3 mission carrying almost 2.5 tons of supplies, technology and science experiments is the third of 12 flights contracted by NASA to resupply the orbiting laboratory. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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KSC-2014-2105
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April 14, 2014
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Cape Canaveral, FL
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