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[b]SpaceX: Launch retargeted for May 19[/b] SpaceX said Friday (May 4) that it was retargeting its first launch to the International Space Station for later in the month, after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the orbiting complex. [i]SpaceX and NASA are nearing completion of the software assurance process, and SpaceX is submitting a request to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for a May 19 launch target with a backup on May 22. Thus far, no issues have been uncovered during this process, but with a mission of this complexity we want to be extremely diligent.[/i] In response to SpaceX's announcement, NASA issued the following statement from Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations: [i]After additional reviews and discussions between the SpaceX and NASA teams, we are in a position to proceed toward this important launch. The teamwork provided by these teams is phenomenal. There are a few remaining open items but we are ready to support SpaceX for its new launch date of May 19.[/i]
[i]SpaceX and NASA are nearing completion of the software assurance process, and SpaceX is submitting a request to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for a May 19 launch target with a backup on May 22. Thus far, no issues have been uncovered during this process, but with a mission of this complexity we want to be extremely diligent.[/i]
[i]After additional reviews and discussions between the SpaceX and NASA teams, we are in a position to proceed toward this important launch. The teamwork provided by these teams is phenomenal. There are a few remaining open items but we are ready to support SpaceX for its new launch date of May 19.[/i]
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