SpaceX all set to launch rocket from NASA moon pad

SpaceX all set to launch rocket from NASA moon pad

PanARMENIAN.Net - SpaceX is all set to launch a rocket from NASA's historic moon pad, The Associated Press reports.

As the sun rose Saturday, February 18 over Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the unmanned Falcon rocket stood at Launch Complex 39A, ready to soar. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:01 a.m.

SpaceX is sending up a load of space station supplies from the exact spot where Americans flew to the moon almost a half-century ago. The pad was last used in 2011 for NASA's final space shuttle flight.

This is SpaceX's first launch from Florida since a rocket explosion Sept. 1. The accident during prelaunch testing heavily damaged that pad. SpaceX turned to Launch Complex 39A — which it leases from NASA — to resume flights. The company hopes to launch astronauts from 39A next year.

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