Rockets on track with supplies for the space station
by Guardian Staff from on (#2DQNS)
Astronauts look forward to the arrival of cargo missions carrying fresh produce to liven up their diets as well as experiments and other supplies
Two supply vessels blasted off within days of each other this week - both heading for the International Space Station (ISS).
On 19 February at 14:39 GMT, Space X, a private company, launched a Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39a at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch pad is historic because it was built for the Apollo moon landing programme of the 60s and 70s. It was then used for space shuttle launches. Since April 2014, the launch pad has been used by Space X, which signed a 20-year lease with NASA.
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