This weekend is sure to be an exciting one for fans of the cosmos. On Saturday morning, SpaceX will make history as they pilot the first commercial spaceflight to ISS. The mission was originally scheduled for late April, but has had a few delays. Based on recent reports, it looks like all systems are go for Saturday’s launch. Then, on Sunday evening, people in East Asia and the Western US will be able to see a rare annular solar eclipse. This is the type of eclipse that appears as ring of fire in the sky.
It’s A Space Weekend: Solar Eclipse & SpaceX Launch
Published: 05/15/2012Posted in: Sci
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Unfortunately, the Spacex launch was aborted in the final seconds.
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