August 17, 2011 at 17:21Private SpaceX ship will fly to the ISS in November
NASA management has given SpaceX permission to launch the Falcon 9 rocket (launch on November 30, 2011) and dock Dragon's cargo module with the International Space Station a week later.
This will be the third launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. The docking of the cargo module from a private commercial company with the ISS is an important stage in the development of cargo transportation in space. In the future, non-state companies can take the bulk of such cargo operations under a contract with NASA, and SpaceX has already entered into such a contract with NASA for at least 12 flights. These same companies can be engaged in tourism and hotel business in orbit of the Earth.
This will be the third launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. The docking of the cargo module from a private commercial company with the ISS is an important stage in the development of cargo transportation in space. In the future, non-state companies can take the bulk of such cargo operations under a contract with NASA, and SpaceX has already entered into such a contract with NASA for at least 12 flights. These same companies can be engaged in tourism and hotel business in orbit of the Earth.