SpaceX set for its first cargo run to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Oct 6: Space Exploration Technologies, the first private company to fly to the International Space Station, is poised to launch its initial cargo mission to the orbital outpost as part of a $1.6 billion contract with NASA to deliver supplies. Liftoff of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule is scheduled for 8:35 pm EDT tomorrow 0605 GMT Monday) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (agencies)