On April 18, 2014 at 19:25 UTC the "Falcon 9R” rocket-carrier was launched from the Cape Canaveral US Air Force Station in Florida. The launch was performed by the "SpaceX” private company supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. US private company SpaceX launched its "Dragon” (CRS-3 flight) unmanned spacecraft on a third cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. CRS means Commercial Resupply Services. The Dragon spacecraft is carrying about 2,268 kilograms of supplies for the space station crew and for experiments being conducted aboard the ISS. It is the 5th flight of a “Dragon” spacecraft and the 4th flight of a “Dragon” to the ISS.
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