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Special cargo spacecraft named after shuttle-era astronaut who died from injuries in plane crash

The astronaut, who died due to injuries he suffered in a plane crash before being launched to the International Space Station (ISS), is named after the first cargo spacecraft to fly on Northrop Grumman’s SpaceX rocket. SS Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson is targeted to lift off atop a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral… Read More »