May 23, 2011: The International Space Station sits at an altitude of approximately 220 miles above the Earth in this photo taken by Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking.AP\/NASA <\/p>\n
A fresh load of supplies is finally on its way to the International Space Station. <\/p>\n
A SpaceX rocket blasted off Friday with 2 tons of cargo, more than a month late. Storms cleared out at Cape Canaveral just in time for the mid-afternoon launch. <\/p>\n
The California company's Dragon supply ship will reach the orbiting lab Sunday Easter morning. That pushes urgent spacewalking repairs to Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Two U.S. astronauts will attempt to replace an external backup computer that failed last Friday. The primary computer still works fine, but NASA wants a reliable spare. A double failure would seriously compromise critical space station systems and hinder visits by the Dragon and other vessels. <\/p>\n
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Read more from the original source: May 23, 2011: The International Space Station sits at an altitude of approximately 220 miles above the Earth in this photo taken by Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking.AP\/NASA A fresh load of supplies is finally on its way to the International Space Station. Continue reading
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