🚀NASA approves use of previously-flown booster on next Dragon mission – SpaceNews.com

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🚀NASA approves use of previously-flown booster on next Dragon mission – SpaceNews.com

NASA has approved SpaceX‘s plan to use a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket booster on the company’s next cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, SpaceNews reported Thursday.

Sam Scimemi, ISS director at NASA, said at a NASA Advisory Council committee meeting that the Dragon spacecraft for SpaceX’s 13th resupply mission will lift-off on Dec. 8 atop a Falcon 9 rocket with a reused first stage from the 11th mission.

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http://blog.executivebiz.com/2017/11/report-nasa-authorizes-spacex-to-use-previously-flown-booster-on-next-iss-resupply-mission/

NASA approves use of previously-flown booster on next Dragon mission – SpaceNews.com

http://spacenews.com/nasa-approves-use-of-previously-flown-booster-on-next-dragon-mission/

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