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Falcon 9 Rocket Vertical on Launch Pad
Credit: SpaceX
A night before its launch on Friday (March 1), engineers moved the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into the vertical position on its launch pad at Port Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Rolls Out: CRS-2
Credit: SpaceX, Ben Cooper
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule roll out from the hangar for the CRS-2 launch to the International Space Station to deliver NASA cargo in March 2013.
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SpaceX and NASA Mission Patches
Credit: NASA/SpaceX
Both SpaceX (left) and NASA have designed mission patches for the second Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) flight to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft With Solar Array Fairings in Hangar
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, Dragon spacecraft with solar array fairings attached, stands inside a processing hangar at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The spacecraft will launch on the upcoming SpaceX CRS-2 mission. Image released Jan. 15, 2013.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fire Test
Credit: SpaceX
On Feb. 25, Falcon 9 and Dragon underwent a successful static fire in preparation for launch to the International Space Station. Engineers ran through all countdown processes as if it were launch day, ending with all nine engines on the rocket firing for nearly two seconds.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Mated for Launch: CRS-2
Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are mated in the hangar, ready for launch to the International Space Station.
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Inside the SpaceX Falcon Hangar
Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
Inside the SpaceX Falcon Hangar at Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket is placed in a workstand for prelaunch processing. Image released Nov. 12, 2012.
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Placing the Solar Array Fairing
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Workers guide a solar array fairing into place inside the processing hangar used by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This image was released Jan. 12, 2013.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Payload Fairing
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The spacecraft will launch on the upcoming SpaceX CRS-2 mission. The flight will be the second commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station by SpaceX. This image was released Jan. 14, 2013.
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Preparing the Solar Array Fairing
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Workers prepare solar array fairings at the processing hangar used by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This image was released Jan. 12, 2013.
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Workers Inspect a Solar Array
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Workers inspect a solar array fairing at the processing hangar used by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This image was released Jan. 12, 2013.
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Falcon 9 Rocket Inside the SpaceX Falcon Hangar
Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
A truck pulls the first stage of the Falcon 9 Rocket inside the SpaceX Falcon Hangar at Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This image was released Nov. 9, 2012.
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SpaceX Processing Hangar
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
A truck arrives at the processing hangar used by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This image was released Jan. 12, 2013.
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Guiding a Solar Array Fairing into Place
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Workers guide a solar array fairing into place inside the processing hangar used by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This image was released Jan. 12, 2013.
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Solar Array Fairing Inside Hangar
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The fairing will be installed on the Dragon spacecraft undergoing launch preparations inside the hangar. This image was released Jan. 14, 2013.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage Arrives at Cape Canaveral
Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
A truck carrying the first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket arrives at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 11, 2012.
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NASA's Jon Cowart Speaks to Media on SpaceX Space Station Mission
Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
NASA's Jon Cowart talks to media about the progress of the agency's Commercial Crew Program CCP and its partners in Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site on Feb. 28, 2013 before the second commercial resupply services mission for SpaceX to the International Space Station.
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Engineers Prepare Experiments for SpaceX Mission
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers prepare experiments for loading aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule for launch to the International Space Station. Image released Feb. 27, 2013.
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Engineers Prepare Experiments for Space Station Mission
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Once the packaging is complete, the samples will be transported to Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station where they will be loaded aboard the Dragon. Image released Feb. 27, 2013.
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Experiments for the SpaceX Mission
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Scheduled for launch March 1 atop a Falcon 9 rocket, Dragon will be making its third trip to the space station. The mission is the second of 12 SpaceX flights contracted by NASA to resupply the orbiting laboratory. Image released Feb. 27, 2013.
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Preparing for Space Station Mission
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers prepare experiments for loading aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule for launch to the International Space Station. Image released Feb. 27, 2013.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Standing on Launch Complex 40
Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket remains standing on Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida following a test firing of the vehicle's nine Merlin first-stage engines. Image released Feb. 25, 2013.
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Smoke Billows From Falcon 9 Engines
Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
Smoke billows from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's nine first-stage Merlin engines during a test firing at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Image released Feb. 25, 2013.
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SpaceX Rocket on Launch Pad
Credit: NASA/Frankie Martin
At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands on the launch pad at Launch Complex 40, awaiting a test firing of the vehicle's nine Merlin first-stage engines. Image released Feb. 25, 2013.
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Moving Out of The Hangar
Credit: NASA/Frankie Martin
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket moves out of the company's Falcon Hangar at Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Image released Feb. 25, 2013.
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SpaceX Dragon Arrives for CRS-2 Launch
Credit: Whitney Morgan/SpaceX
Dragon arrives at SpaceX's hangar in Cape Canaveral, FL to be prepped for the CRS-2 mission to the space station.
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SpaceX Dragon: The Perfect Gift
Credit: SpaceX
Over the holidays, Dragon arrived at SpaceX's hangar in Cape Canaveral, FL to be prepped for the CRS-2 mission to the space station.
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SpaceX's CRS-2 Mission Patch
Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX's CRS-2 mission patch for the March 2013 flight to the International Space Station.
