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SpaceX Dragon: today's launch still on schedule in spite of computer glitch

Cape Canaveral, USA - Liftoff scheduled at 9:58 pom GMT/UTC

International Space Station Program officials and representatives of SpaceX agreed to proceed with Monday’s scheduled launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo craft on the company’s third commercial resupply mission to the orbital laboratory, despite a computer glitch which has jeopardized the operation during the past hours. After a series of meetings and reviews of procedures, fli...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1159573
Rome, Italy, 04/14/2014 09:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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