The SpaceX launch marks the official start of commercial resupply missions to the space station by American companies operating out of U.S. spaceports. The CRS contract with NASA provides for 12 cargo resupply missions through 2015, returning cargo resupply mission capabilities to U.S. soil.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA/Paul E. Alers
Description
The SpaceX launch marks the official start of commercial resupply missions to the space station by American companies operating out of U.S. spaceports. The CRS contract with NASA provides for 12 cargo resupply missions through 2015, returning cargo resupply mission capabilities to U.S. soil.