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SpaceX Cargo Resupply Services Mission 4 Pre-flight News Briefings

By Marc Boucher
September 19, 2014
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SpaceX Cargo Resupply Services Mission 4 Pre-flight News Briefings
SpaceX CRS-4 pre-flight briefing.
NASA

NASA held three pre-flight briefings yesterday ahead of Saturday’s early morning launch scheduled for 2:14 a.m. ET from the SpaceX Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The three briefings included:

1) Earth Science Cargo: Scientists and researchers discussed ISS-RapidScat, the primary Earth Science payload being delivered to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CRS-4 mission.

2) Technology Cargo: scientists and researchers discussed the 3-D printer and other technology payloads being delivered to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CRS-4 mission.

3) Model Organisms Cargo: scientists and researchers discussed the Model Organisms investigations being delivered to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CRS-4 mission.

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