NASA declared on Tuesday that \"everyone is `go\"' for a Hawthorne rocket developer's upcoming launch to the International Space Station. <\/p>\n
The thumbs-up came after NASA completed an additional so-called Flight Readiness Review. <\/p>\n
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, hopes to launch its Dragon spacecraft on Saturday to become the first commercial enterprise to dock with the space station. <\/p>\n
The launch has been delayed several times, most recently because of software problems. <\/p>\n
\"The teams reported all remaining work had been completed and everyone is `go' for launch,\" NASA said in a statement. <\/p>\n
The space agency's review focused on SpaceX's recent software changes as well as \"the closeout of additional paperwork.\" <\/p>\n
SpaceX plans its own launch readiness review on Thursday. <\/p>\n
The rocket company is scheduled to launch Dragon on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1:55 a.m PDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. <\/p>\n
SpaceX has a great deal riding on the mission, which will demonstrate whether NASA can use private companies to supply the space station. SpaceX is operating under a $1.5 billion NASA contract. <\/p>\n
SpaceX also is equipping another version of Dragon to accommodate humans in hopes of providing astronaut transport services to the space station. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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