SpaceX CRS-4

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SpaceX CRS-4

Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
Organization NASA
Space station International Space Station
Station crew TBD
Contractors SpaceX
Launch Vehicle Falcon 9 v1.1
Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-40[1][2]
Launch date 6 April 2014
Berthing
Berthing port Harmony nadir

SpaceX CRS-4 will be the sixth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, the fifth overall flight for the company's two-stage Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, and the fourth SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services contract.

History [edit]

As of November 2012, the launch was tentatively scheduled by NASA for 6 April 2014, with docking to the station occurring two days later on 8 April 2014.[3] It is set to return to earth 8 May 2014.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Worldwide Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2012-05-28. 
  2. ^ "SpaceX Launch Manifest". SpaceX. Retrieved 2013-01-31. 
  3. ^ "Worldwide launch schedule". Spaceflightnow. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012. 

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