Pence misses launch but treated to new SpaceX crew capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Vice President Mike Pence missed seeing a SpaceX rocket soar Tuesday. But he still got to view the company's new crew capsule, designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station as soon as next year. Pence joined members of the Air Force to witness the launch of the most powerful GPS satellite ever built, but a last-minute abort kept the Falcon rocket grounded. SpaceX will try again Wednesday. Pence later toured a SpaceX hangar and admired the sleek, for...
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