SpaceX rocket heads to ISS with squid, toothpaste and avocados
by Guardian staff and agency from on (#5JMV8)
Rocket due to reach the International Space Station this weekend is loaded with 7,300lb of fresh food and supplies for an orbiting lab
SpaceX has launched a supply mission bound for the International Space Station on Thursday, carrying with it thousands of tiny sea creatures along with a plaque-fighting toothpaste experiment and powerful solar panels.
The 7,300lb (3,300kg) shipment - which also includes fresh lemons, onions, avocados and cherry tomatoes for the station's seven astronauts - should arrive Saturday.
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