14 DAY TRIAL // Officials from the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announce that they will launch a new Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) sometime during the first two weeks of October.
The launch opportunity came up on Sunday, September 16, when the Russian Federal Space Agency revealed that the launch of its Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft would be delayed due to a technical glitch. The capsule will carry three astronauts from Expedition 33 to the orbital lab, Space reports.
SpaceX will use this moment to launch a resupply capsule from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), in Florida. This may occur on either October 9 or October 10, although other dates are being considered as well.
Under the terms of a $1.6 billion contract signed with NASA, the private company needs to conduct 12 resupply flights to the ISS, using its Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 medium rocket, over the next few years.