SpaceX Poised for Space Station Cargo Run Monday

Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies is preparing for a cargo run to the International Space Station, with launch of its unmanned Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule set for Monday.   Liftoff from the firm's leased launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida is scheduled for 4:58 p.m. EDT (2058 GMT).   If launch occurs on time, the Dragon capsule should reach the station, a $100 billion research laboratory that flies about 250 miles (400 km) above...

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