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May 21, 2012

SpaceX Launch Attempt Set for 0344 EDT Tuesday, May 22nd

Launch from Cape Canaveral Would Set The Stage For Historic Test Flight

SpaceX and NASA have set 0344 EDT on Tuesday, May 22nd for the next attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit that would make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to try to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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Technology Improves Rescue Support For Rocket Launches

Anti-Collision System Similar To Airliners Helps AF Personnel Clear Launch Ranges

The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a communications satellite onboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on May 4. As the rocket lit up the sky and was hurled into space, personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing stood by and watched, knowing their part of the mission had already been accomplished.

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