SpaceX to Try Again to Send Docking Ring to Space Station

Under a bright moonlit sky, SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket laden with supplies for the International Space Station early Monday. The launch is scheduled for 4:45 a.m. UTC from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Among its cargo, the rocket will be carrying one of two docking rings to the International Space Station, a crucial step in enabling U.S. commercial space taxis to ferry astronauts to the orbiting lab. After the metal docking ring attaches to a berthing...

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