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this is nasa kennedy's tim griffin

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outside ksc

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taking you inside food

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the spacex falcon 9 rocket an upgraded

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cargo dragon launched on the company's

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21st contracted commercial resupply

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mission for nasa to the international

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space station on december 6.

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the rocket lifted off at 11 17 am

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eastern time from launch complex 39a

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the dragon spacecraft autonomously

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docked with the harmony module on the

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orbiting laboratory the next day

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nasa astronauts kate rubins and victor

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glover

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monitored docking operations dragon

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carried more than 6

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400 pounds of research and supplies to

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the astronauts on board

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also delivered to the station is the

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first commercially owned and operated

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airlock

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dragon spends approximately one month

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attached to the space station

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the spacecraft will return to earth with

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cargo and research

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vice president mike pence chaired his

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eighth national space council meeting on

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december 9th

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in the saturn v building at kennedy

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space center to close out the virtual

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meeting

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nasa administrator jim bridenstine in

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the white house announced

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initial team of astronauts eligible for

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early artemis missions with crew

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on and around the moon the artemis team

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will include 18 astronauts who may be

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assigned to lunar missions

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with more added over time as they are

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needed

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they will help pave the way for the

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artemis missions to come

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