Supply-Laden Cargo Ship Heads To Space Station

The ACES atomic clock investigation will be mounted outside the station's Columbus module. Credit: ESA/D. Ducros

The ACES atomic clock investigation will be mounted outside the space station's Columbus module.

Credit: ESA/D. Ducros
CAPE CANAVERAL—A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship lifted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket early April 21, loaded with extra supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) crew after an accident waylaid a previously planned cargo run by Northrop Grumman. SpaceX’s 45th launch of the year began with a 4:15 a.m...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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